Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE497

Parallax Advanced Research Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute based in Beavercreek Township, Ohio, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) master contract vehicle. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance. The procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing qualified contractors to compete for task order awards. As a prime contractor, Parallax will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance across multiple work areas aligned with the contract's defense objectives.

The SHIELD contract scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts for an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple industry classification codes, with work potentially performed at different security classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. Parallax's specialized expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous systems, and advanced analytics aligns with the contract's focus on leveraging cutting-edge technologies including digital engineering and open systems architectures to support both classified and unclassified defense programs for the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities.