Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE932

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Arcata Associates Inc. on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations. The contract vehicle supports research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts related to advanced multi-domain defense systems. Work areas encompass detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, with performance spanning both classified and unclassified security domains.

Arcata Associates Inc., an Asian-Pacific American owned business specializing in engineering services, temporary labor, and technical support, will perform services as outlined in Section C of the SHIELD IDIQ contract. As a prime contractor under this vehicle, Arcata Associates will leverage its experience providing niche technical and engineering support to federal agencies, drawing on prior work with established prime contractors including Teledyne Brown Engineering, Scientific Research Corporation, Amentum Services, and ASRC Federal System Solutions in areas such as systems engineering and Joint Integrated Air Defense Systems. Individual task and delivery orders issued under this IDIQ will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and may require appropriate facility clearances to support both classified and unclassified programs, enabling the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly procure advanced defense capabilities incorporating artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.