Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE757

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract represents a comprehensive, $151 billion defense procurement vehicle awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. Sherpa 6 Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, was selected as one of multiple awardees under full and open competition with no set-aside designation. The contract encompasses a broad range of capabilities spanning research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to support multi-domain defense operations. The SHIELD IDIQ is structured to procure an advanced, integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats directed against the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations.

Task orders issued under the SHIELD IDIQ will be structured to support both classified and unclassified programs utilizing various contract types and pricing methodologies across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. The initial delivery order issued to Sherpa 6 Inc. carries a minimal ceiling value of five hundred dollars and is priced on a firm fixed-price basis, with performance located in Huntsville, Alabama. Under this flexible contracting mechanism, the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to address the nation's evolving multi-layered defense requirements. Sherpa 6 Inc.'s selection reflects its demonstrated expertise in artificial intelligence, systems integration, and advanced analytics solutions, as well as its established track record as a significant prime contractor to the Department of Defense with approximately $172 million in recent contract awards.