Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF085

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Columbus Technologies and Services, Inc., a Women-Owned Small Business located in El Segundo, California, on January 21, 2026. The contract, designated SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense), carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and extends through December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance with a base ordering period and optional renewal periods. This full and open competition vehicle utilized no set-aside designations despite the awardee's small business status, allowing multiple contractors to receive awards under the IDIQ structure. The contract requires the contractor to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance requirements in accordance with individual task order terms.

The SHIELD IDIQ procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system and associated capabilities designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations. Contracted work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technology development, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple NAICS codes and security classification levels. The contract vehicle supports both classified and unclassified programs leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task orders will be structured across various contract types, enabling MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly execute orders through this flexible, enterprise-wide contracting mechanism designed to address comprehensive multi-layered homeland defense requirements.