Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE446

Mindboard, Inc. (UEI: TAGMSWEEDCG3) was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract has a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This is a full and open competition vehicle with no set-asides, allowing the government to issue multiple task orders for advanced defense capabilities. As an SBA Certified 8(a) Program Participant (expiring February 8, 2029), Mindboard joins other qualified contractors in this enterprise-wide contracting mechanism designed to support both the MDA and other Department of Defense entities in procuring integrated homeland and deployed force protection systems.

Under this IDIQ, the contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology initiatives for a multi-domain defense system. The SHIELD contract specifically addresses detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats against the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Work encompasses threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, with task and delivery orders potentially utilizing various contract types (fixed price, time and materials, and labor hour) across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and security classification levels. This comprehensive contracting vehicle leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish a flexible, scalable procurement solution for the nation's layered defense requirements.