Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE647

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Beast Code LLC and other qualifying contractors on December 29, 2025, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This defense contract vehicle carries a ceiling value of $151 billion over a 10-year period of performance through December 28, 2035, with performance to be conducted in Huntsville, Alabama and other locations as specified in individual task orders. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, structured to support both classified and unclassified national defense initiatives across multiple security domains and organizational entities within the Department of Defense.

SHIELD procures advanced, multi-domain defense system capabilities encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology solutions. The contract addresses continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners, with particular emphasis on detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work will leverage cutting-edge technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Beast Code LLC's initial task order under this IDIQ, awarded concurrently on December 29, 2025, carries a firm fixed price ceiling of $500 for the SHIELD Initial Order, establishing the contractor's participation in this comprehensive long-term defense contracting vehicle.