Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE601

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to MDW Associates, LLC on December 29, 2025, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This $151 billion contract, with full and open competition and no set-asides, establishes a 10-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The contract supports MDA's mission to develop and procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations. The contract encompasses a comprehensive range of services and products including research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts, with work performed across multiple security classification levels and geographic locations, including Chantilly, Virginia.

The initial delivery order, issued on December 29, 2025, carries a $500 firm fixed-price contract and extends to December 28, 2035. Task orders under this IDIQ will leverage advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to address multi-layered defense requirements across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract structure allows MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders utilizing various contract types across multiple NAICS codes, supporting both classified and unclassified programs. MDW Associates, LLC, a small business entity based in McLean, Virginia, specializing in professional analytical and technical support services to federal defense and civilian agencies, brings substantial experience in systems engineering, technical assistance, and program management, having previously executed significant IDIQ vehicles and delivery orders across the defense industrial base.