Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF051

Cahaba Federal Solutions, LLC has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), a defense agency within the Department of Defense. The contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance. This procurement utilized full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing all qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards. The contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, with individual task and delivery orders potentially utilizing various contract types and requiring appropriate facility clearances depending on classification levels.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to provide continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. As a multiple-award vehicle, Cahaba Federal Solutions will compete for individual task and delivery orders alongside other qualified contractors, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a comprehensive contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements under MDA's direction.