Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE921

Applied Energetics, Inc. (UEI: TKMCBDY89TD1) was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, as part of the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract vehicle. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. The procurement was conducted under full and open competition with no set-aside designations, utilizing FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii) procedures for awarding to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing. The contract does not employ geographic or socioeconomic set-asides and is structured to support both classified and unclassified work across multiple security domains and National Association of Classification System (NAICS) codes.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to counter ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles throughout all phases of flight. Individual task and delivery orders issued under this contract vehicle will utilize various contract types and leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Applied Energetics' expertise in advanced laser and photonics systems, including ultrashort pulse lasers, infrared optical systems, and electronic warfare capabilities, aligns with the technological requirements of this long-term homeland defense investment.