Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF097

Command Control Communications Engineering & Logistics LLC (C3El), a Tampa, Florida-based woman-owned small business, was awarded a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance. This full and open competition procurement utilized no set-aside designations, allowing qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards. The contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and anticipates issuing individual task and delivery orders across various contract types and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with some orders requiring appropriate facility clearances based 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. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The system is designed to provide continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as advanced aerial attacks. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a comprehensive contracting solution supporting the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities in addressing the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.