Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE681

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a $151 billion multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to A1Fed Incorporated for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This 10-year contract, awarded December 29, 2025, with performance through December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive procurement vehicle designed to support advanced multi-domain defense capabilities protecting the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing qualified contractors to compete for multiple task orders. A1Fed, an SBA-certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business and 8(a) Program participant headquartered in Reston, Virginia, will deliver services under this vehicle alongside other awarded contractors. An initial task order for the SHIELD program, valued at $500 for Firm Fixed Price delivery, was issued on December 29, 2025, with performance in Huntsville, Alabama.

The SHIELD contract encompasses a broad range of defense-related services spanning research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization initiatives. The procurement is structured to support detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract vehicle is designed to leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task orders potentially issued at various classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. This flexible contracting mechanism enables the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, positioning SHIELD as a comprehensive long-term contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.