Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE911

Antenna Research Associates, Incorporated (ARA) was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, designated as Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and operational support across all phases of threat response. The SHIELD contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue multiple delivery and task orders under a flexible contracting mechanism. Individual orders will be issued at various classification levels and utilize different contract types across multiple NAICS codes, with work potentially conducted at multiple performance locations including Huntsville, Alabama and ARA's manufacturing facilities in Maryland.

The initial delivery order issued under this IDIQ contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, carries a firm fixed price of five hundred dollars and extends through December 28, 2035, supporting SHIELD's foundational capabilities. ARA, headquartered in Laurel, Maryland, brings over 55 years of federal contracting experience as a specialized manufacturer of advanced antenna systems and radio frequency components, positioning the company to contribute antenna and RF subsystems to support SHIELD's multi-domain defense objectives against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats. The contract's scope encompasses capabilities to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish continuous, layered protection across all threat domains.