Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE561

Metronome, LLC, a women-owned small business headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, 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) master contract vehicle. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and represents a comprehensive contracting mechanism designed to support the MDA and other Department of Defense entities in procuring advanced multi-domain defense capabilities. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for task order performance in accordance with contract terms.

The SHIELD IDIQ procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capability encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology solutions. The contract scope addresses detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work areas leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task orders potentially issued across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and security classification levels. The contract vehicle supports both classified and unclassified programs, requiring contractors to maintain appropriate facility clearances to support the nation's multi-layered homeland defense requirements.