Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE570

Cencore LLC has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, designated the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle structured to support national defense objectives through the development, prototyping, and deployment of advanced defense systems. The SHIELD IDIQ employs full and open competition with no set-aside restrictions, allowing all qualified contractors meeting technical and responsibility requirements to compete for task orders. The contract encompasses research and development, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization efforts across multiple security classification levels and facility clearances. Work under this vehicle will support detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense capabilities.

The initial delivery order issued to Cencore on December 29, 2025, for the SHIELD program carries a firm fixed-price ceiling of five hundred dollars and is scheduled for completion by December 28, 2035, with performance to be conducted in Huntsville, Alabama. Cencore LLC, a for-profit manufacturer and service provider headquartered in Springville, Utah, brings significant federal contracting experience in information technology, systems engineering, security services, and enterprise personnel support solutions, with multiple active prime contracts exceeding $100 million across the Department of Defense and civilian agencies. The SHIELD IDIQ leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide MDA and other Department of Defense entities with a flexible contracting mechanism for rapidly issuing orders to support both classified and unclassified multi-layered homeland defense requirements.