Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF086

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract, awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, establishes a $151 billion indefinite delivery vehicle with performance extending through December 28, 2035. Cole Engineering Services, Inc. (doing business as CESI), a subsidiary of By Light Professional IT Services LLC headquartered in Orlando, Florida, was selected as one of multiple awardees under this full and open competition vehicle with no set-aside designations. The contract requires the contractor to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance in accordance with order terms. This procurement represents a comprehensive contracting solution designed to support the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities in developing and sustaining advanced, multi-domain defense capabilities.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract is structured to procure an advanced, multi-layered defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and security classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. CESI's extensive experience as a strategic partner for the Army in simulation, training, and instrumentation solutions, combined with its established portfolio of defense-focused engineering and systems integration capabilities, positions the contractor to support the Missile Defense Agency's long-term investments in multi-domain defense modernization and capability sustainment.