Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE821

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Smart Munitions Expert Solutions, Inc. and other qualified contractors on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contracting vehicle. This contract, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive 10-year procurement mechanism designed to support the nation's multi-layered homeland defense architecture. The contract was issued through full and open competition with no set-asides and allows the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders across multiple work areas without prior re-competition. Smart Munitions Expert Solutions, Inc., a small disadvantaged business corporation based in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, will provide engineering and technical support services leveraging its established expertise in precision-guided munitions systems and advanced weapon technologies.

Under the SHIELD contract, the government intends to procure research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related services to support detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The contract encompasses ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense capabilities and advanced aerial defense systems utilizing emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders may be issued at varying classification levels and across multiple industry categories, requiring appropriate facility clearances for classified program support. The contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for performance in accordance with order terms and specifications issued by the government.