Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF082

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Colorado Engineering Inc. and other qualifying contractors on January 21, 2026, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract vehicle carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, utilizing full and open competition with no small business set-asides. Colorado Engineering Inc., an RF and high-performance computing solutions provider, will deliver research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, and advanced technology products and services to support the government's multi-domain defense objectives. The contract encompasses work related to detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats.

Under the SHIELD IDIQ structure, Colorado Engineering Inc. and co-awardees will provide disruptive technologies, weapon system design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to protect the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task and delivery orders potentially issued at various classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. Work will be performed across multiple NAICS codes with task orders structured to support both classified and unclassified defense programs. This comprehensive contracting vehicle establishes a flexible mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders for critical defense capabilities over the 10-year period of performance.