Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF270

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Innovative Signal Analysis Inc. (ISA), based in Richardson, Texas, with an anticipated ceiling value of $151 billion over a ten-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ contract was awarded on January 21, 2026, under full and open competition with no set-asides. The contract represents a comprehensive procurement vehicle designed to support the nation's multi-layered defense requirements through research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related efforts. The initial delivery order issued under this vehicle carries a firm fixed price ceiling value of five hundred dollars and is performing in Huntsville, Alabama.

The SHIELD contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile engagements. The contract work encompasses disruptive technologies, digital engineering, and open systems architectures leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. ISA's contractor history demonstrates extensive experience providing software and hardware development, upgrades, and repairs to Department of Defense customers, particularly the United States Air Force and Navy. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, with individual task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types and pricing arrangements to accommodate the diverse technical and security requirements of multiple Missile Defense Agency and broader Department of Defense ordering activities.