Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE836

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement awarded to Bic-1 LLC by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025. This $151 billion contract vehicle, with a performance period extending through December 28, 2035, utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, enabling the award of task orders to all qualifying responsible contractors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing. The contract procures an advanced, integrated defense system 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. Work activities encompass research and development, prototyping of disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity initiatives, and modernization efforts designed to address ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats, as well as other advanced aerial attacks throughout all phases of flight.

The contract's scope leverages cutting-edge technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish continuous, layered protection capabilities. Individual task and delivery orders will employ various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and may be issued at different security classification levels, necessitating appropriate facility clearances for contractor performance. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, positioning it as a flexible long-term contracting mechanism to facilitate rapid order issuance by MDA and other Department of Defense entities. No specific task orders or price lists have been identified at the time of award, with order issuance anticipated to occur competitively among contract holders during the 10-year performance period.