Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE918

Applied Technical Systems, Inc. (ATS), a veteran-owned small business headquartered in Port Orchard, Washington, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support the nation's layered homeland and force protection objectives. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing task orders to be issued across multiple classification levels and facility clearance requirements. As a multiple-award IDIQ, this vehicle enables the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly procure capabilities through individual delivery orders rather than through traditional competitive procurement processes for each requirement.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract encompasses an extensive scope of work spanning research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract will support the development and procurement of advanced, multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats. Task orders will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual orders potentially utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes. The work areas support both classified and unclassified programs, positioning the SHIELD vehicle as a flexible, long-term contracting mechanism to address the nation's evolving defense requirements over the 10-year ordering period.