Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE713

Optimized Technical Solutions Inc., a woman-owned small business based in San Antonio, Texas, was awarded a $151 billion multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program administered by the Missile Defense Agency. This contract, with a 10-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, was awarded under full and open competition with no set-aside designations. As a multiple award vehicle, the contract establishes a framework enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders for advanced multi-domain defense capabilities. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for contract performance in accordance with individual order terms and conditions.

The SHIELD contract encompasses comprehensive research, development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization efforts supporting multi-layered homeland and forward-deployed defense against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats. Work areas include detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities effective across all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats, as well as advanced aerial attacks. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and National Association of Industry Classification System codes, with individual task orders potentially requiring different contract types and facility security clearance levels. The procurement leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a comprehensive long-term contracting mechanism to support the nation's evolving multi-layered defense requirements.