Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF000

Archem, LLC, a woman-owned small business manufacturer of advanced aerospace fuels based in Shreveport, Louisiana, 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) contract vehicle. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, utilizing full and open competition with no set-aside designations. Under this IDIQ structure, Archem will provide materials, labor, equipment, and facilities necessary to support the MDA's multi-domain defense initiatives, with individual task orders to be issued across various contract types and security classification levels as required by government ordering activities.

The SHIELD IDIQ procurement is designed to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations across all phases of flight, including threats from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology development, leveraging advanced capabilities such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Archem's demonstrated expertise in advanced fuel technologies and prior SBIR awards totaling approximately $15 million position the company to contribute specialized capabilities in support of layered air and missile defense requirements across multiple phases of development and operational deployment.