Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF261

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Grey Matters Defense Solutions, LLC, a small disadvantaged 8(a) business, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a 10-year period of performance through December 28, 2035. This full and open competition vehicle with no set-asides is structured to procure advanced, multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all flight phases, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations.

Work scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and digital engineering initiatives leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. The contract supports both classified and unclassified programs requiring various facility clearances across multiple security domains and NAICS codes, with individual task orders utilizing diverse contract types and pricing mechanisms. The initial delivery order, valued at $500 and awarded on December 29, 2025, will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama. The SHIELD IDIQ represents a comprehensive, long-term contracting vehicle enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders for integrated homeland defense capabilities under a single flexible contract mechanism.