Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF263

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract was awarded to GMG Arcdata LLC (UEI: N6K1B9YXZ2C1) by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This is a multiple award contract utilizing full and open competition with no set-asides, structured to support the nation's multi-layered defense requirements through a comprehensive contracting vehicle. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple domains and security classification levels.

The SHIELD IDIQ 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. The contract supports continuous, layered protection 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 issued under this vehicle will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and may operate at different classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Awards are being made to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable and fairly priced proposals, enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under this flexible contracting mechanism.