Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE967

Ardent Technologies Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Dayton, Ohio, 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) master contract vehicle. The award carries a $151 billion ceiling value with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, utilizing full and open competition with no set-asides. As a prime contractor under this IDIQ, Ardent Technologies will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support the MDA's advanced multi-domain defense system procurement, which encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology initiatives.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract is structured to enable the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders for detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across all phases of flight. The contract vehicle supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with work potentially conducted at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. This 10-year enterprise-wide contracting mechanism represents a significant long-term investment positioning Ardent Technologies to support the nation's multi-layered homeland defense capabilities through task order competitions.