Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE987

Archesys Inc. HQ Division, an SBA 8(a) certified small disadvantaged business, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support the nation's layered protection strategy against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing multiple qualified contractors to compete for task orders under the indefinite delivery structure.

Under the SHIELD contract, Archesys and other awarded contractors will deliver an advanced, integrated defense system encompassing research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract supports threat detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Work will be performed across multiple security classification levels and facility clearance requirements, with individual task and delivery orders issued across various contract types and NAICS codes. Given Archesys's demonstrated expertise in technical architecture, cybersecurity support, and strategic technical services for federal agencies, the contractor is positioned to contribute specialized capabilities to this 10-year strategic defense initiative.