Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE532

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Nteligen, LLC for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This is a full and open competition vehicle with no set-asides, awarded on December 29, 2025, supporting the development and deployment of an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract encompasses a broad scope of work including research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple classification levels and security domains.

Nteligen, a security software company with expertise in advanced battle management systems and cybersecurity solutions, will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for contract performance. The SHIELD IDIQ is structured as a flexible, enterprise-wide contracting mechanism designed to enable the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes. The vehicle leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support the nation's continuous, layered protection requirements against evolving threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks.