Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF100

Chip Scan, Inc., a minority-owned small business specializing in anti-tamper and related defense technologies, has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program by the Missile Defense Agency. The contract, awarded on January 21, 2026, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This vehicle supports the Missile Defense Agency's mandate to develop and procure advanced, multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and contemplates multiple awards to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing.

Under this IDIQ contract mechanism, Chip Scan will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support a broad range of defense initiatives encompassing research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and advanced technology integration. The contract is structured to facilitate rapid task order issuance across multiple security classification levels and NAICS codes, leveraging emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Specific deliverables and performance requirements will be defined through individual task and delivery orders issued by the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities throughout the 10-year ordering period, positioning this contract as a comprehensive procurement vehicle for the nation's integrated multi-layered defense requirements.