Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE746

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) to Strategic Technology Consulting LLC, a Virginia-based defense technology consulting firm specializing in systems engineering and advanced technology services. The contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a 10-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, enabling the government to award multiple task orders to qualifying contractors demonstrating responsible sourcing, technical acceptability, and fair and reasonable pricing. Strategic Technology Consulting LLC's initial delivery order, valued at $500 under a firm fixed-price arrangement, is designated as the SHIELD Initial Order with performance based in Huntsville, Alabama, positioning the contractor as a primary vehicle provider for the enterprise-level defense initiative.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system architecture encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization capabilities to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The scope includes ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense as well as advanced aerial threat mitigation, supporting national defense objectives for homeland protection, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations. Work areas leverage emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with delivery orders structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and facility clearance levels. The contract mechanism enables rapid task order issuance across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, positioning SHIELD as a comprehensive, long-term contracting solution for the Department of Defense's multi-layered defense requirements.