Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF203

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a $151 billion Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Ethic Tech, LLC under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides and is structured to support both classified and unclassified national defense initiatives across multiple security domains. Ethic Tech, a small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, SBA 8(a) certified firm headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, was selected as one of multiple awardees to provide an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract encompasses a broad range of research, development, and operational support activities including research and development, prototyping of disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract supports defense against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and may be classified at different security levels, requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract vehicle leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a comprehensive, long-term contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements over the 10-year period of performance.