Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE791

Forward Edge AI Inc. was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, as part of the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract vehicle. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, and contains no set-aside designations, allowing full and open competition among qualified contractors. The SHIELD IDIQ represents a comprehensive, long-term enterprise contracting mechanism designed to support the MDA and other Department of Defense entities in procuring advanced, multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains.

The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology initiatives across multiple classification levels and security domains. Individual task and delivery orders issued under this IDIQ will utilize various contract types and cover multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. As a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, Forward Edge AI Inc. brings specialized expertise in artificial intelligence solutions and has demonstrated relevant experience through previous Department of Defense contracts focused on AI talent acquisition, artificial intelligence testing and evaluation, and robotic process automation capabilities that align with the SHIELD contract's technological requirements and strategic defense objectives.