Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE964

Assured Information Security, Inc. (AIS), a Rome, New York-based small business cybersecurity and information technology firm, was awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle, represents a full and open competition with no set-aside designations, enabling all qualifying contractors to compete for task orders. The contract will support national defense objectives through the procurement of 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 throughout all phases of flight.

The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technology development, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity initiatives, and modernization efforts across multiple security classification levels and facility clearances. The procurement leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to deliver continuous, layered protection against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise, and other advanced aerial attacks. Individual task and delivery orders issued under this IDIQ will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes, with the contractor providing all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance in accordance with order terms. AIS's extensive experience in defense research and development, demonstrated through previous major awards including $54.7 million, $47.9 million, and $47 million research programs, positions the company to execute the complex, multi-disciplinary requirements of this comprehensive 10-year homeland defense contracting vehicle.