Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE800

Xiphos Partners, Inc. was awarded a $151 billion multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract employs full and open competition with no set-asides and utilizes firm fixed price delivery orders. The initial task order, awarded simultaneously with the IDV, carries a ceiling value of $500 and is focused on SHIELD initial operations. Performance is centered in Huntsville, Alabama, with work expected to support both classified and unclassified defense programs across multiple security domains and facility clearance levels.

The SHIELD contract procures comprehensive multi-domain defense capabilities encompassing research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related services. The contract is structured to support detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Anticipated work leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide continuous, layered protection across the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations. The SHIELD IDIQ mechanism is designed to enable rapid issuance of individual task and delivery orders across multiple contract types and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, positioning the vehicle as an enterprise-wide contracting solution for the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities.