Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF220

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to General Dynamics-OTS, Inc. (a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation) on January 21, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, valued at $151 billion, supports the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, which represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, cruise, and other advanced aerial threats. The procurement was conducted under full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing multiple qualified contractors to compete for and receive delivery orders under the IDIQ vehicle structure. Individual task and delivery orders will be issued across multiple contract types and NAICS codes at varying classification levels, with work performance anticipated at multiple locations including Huntsville, Alabama.

The initial delivery order issued under this contract, awarded January 21, 2026, is valued at $500 and covers the SHIELD Initial Order with a firm fixed-price structure and performance through December 28, 2035. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish a flexible contracting mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly procure multi-domain defense capabilities. This represents a significant long-term strategic investment in integrated air and missile defense modernization, positioning SHIELD as a foundational contracting solution for the nation's layered defense requirements across multiple security domains and threat vectors.