Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE463

Optimo Information Technology LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certified under the SBA 8(a) program, has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a $151 billion ceiling value and a 10-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, requires the contractor to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities to support comprehensive defense system development and deployment. The procurement establishes a full and open competition vehicle with no set-asides, allowing qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards under the IDIQ structure. Individual task and delivery orders will be issued across multiple NAICS codes and contract types to support both classified and unclassified programs, with work potentially performed at various facility clearance levels.

The SHIELD contract encompasses advanced multi-domain defense capabilities designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friendly nations. The scope of work includes research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains throughout all phases of flight. The contract leverages emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to deliver a comprehensive, layered defense solution. As a primary vehicle for MDA and other Department of Defense entities, SHIELD enables rapid issuance of task orders under one flexible contracting mechanism, positioning Optimo to support the nation's long-term multi-layered defense requirements through sustained capability development and operational support activities.