Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE439

Dese Research, Inc., a small Alabama-based engineering and research and development firm, was awarded a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and extends through December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance. This full and open competition vehicle, utilizing no set-asides, was established to provide comprehensive multi-domain defense solutions and will serve as an enterprise-wide contracting mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders for advanced defense capabilities. Per the solicitation, Dese Research and other awarded contractors will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support the government's requirements under individual task and delivery orders.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures advanced, multi-domain defense systems and associated technical services capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. Scope areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and layered defense capabilities protecting the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friendly nations. The contract vehicle supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and leverages cutting-edge technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with Dese Research positioned to contribute advanced technical expertise in engineering support, systems analysis, and defense-related research capabilities developed through sustained subcontracting experience with major defense contractors and a recent prime award from the U.S. Army for artificial intelligence applications in systems security engineering.