Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE938

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Aptnexus LLC, an SBA-certified 8(a) small disadvantaged business, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This $151 billion indefinite delivery vehicle, awarded on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, establishes a comprehensive contracting mechanism to procure advanced multi-domain defense capabilities designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity services, and modernization efforts. This full and open competition vehicle utilizes no set-aside designations and awards to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains.

Aptnexus LLC, headquartered in Accokeek, Maryland, brings specialized expertise in advanced information technology services, cybersecurity, IT modernization, security assessment, and compliance services to this strategic partnership with the Department of Defense. The contractor's relevant experience includes security program management, cybersecurity compliance, information assurance services, and records management across multiple federal agencies, supported by existing engagement under the 8(a) STARS III Government-Wide Acquisition Contract. Individual task and delivery orders issued under the SHIELD IDIQ will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and may require appropriate facility clearances for classified work, positioning this contract vehicle as a flexible, long-term investment mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly procure critical national defense capabilities.