Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE645

Verus Research, LLC has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program by the Missile Defense Agency, a defense agency within the Department of Defense. The contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This is a full and open competition vehicle with no set-asides, and under the terms of the contract, Verus Research shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for performance in accordance with individual task orders. The SHIELD IDIQ represents a comprehensive, enterprise-wide contracting mechanism designed to support the nation's multi-layered defense requirements across multiple security domains and classification levels.

The contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system and associated research, development, engineering, and technical services capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. Work areas include research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and efforts spanning air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains across all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and may operate at different classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. This structure enables the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under a single flexible contracting vehicle while maintaining the capability to support both classified and unclassified programs.