Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF084

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract valued at $151 billion to Codemettle, LLC and other qualifying contractors on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract vehicle, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive, 10-year procurement mechanism designed to support the nation's multi-layered defense requirements against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple security classification levels and facility clearance requirements. Work will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to develop and deliver integrated defense capabilities. The procurement utilized full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing all qualified and SAM.gov-registered contractors to compete for multiple awards.

Under this SHIELD IDIQ contract structure, the government intends to issue individual task and delivery orders across various contract types and multiple NAICS codes to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. Codemettle, LLC, a defense contractor based in Atlanta, Georgia, with established expertise in advanced battle management systems and network operations support services, received the award based on its demonstrated capability to provide materials, labor, equipment, and facilities necessary to perform contracted requirements. The contract's flexible ordering mechanism enables the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders addressing evolving homeland defense needs while maintaining cost efficiency through the indefinite delivery structure. The anticipated 10-year period of performance, consisting of a base ordering period and optional ordering periods, positions this vehicle as a strategic contracting solution for long-term defense modernization initiatives.