Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF271

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Interclypse, Inc., a Maryland-based small business IT solutions provider, with a ceiling value of $151 billion over a 10-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract, awarded December 29, 2025, utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and is structured to support multi-domain defense capabilities across classified and unclassified programs. The contract vehicle enables the government to procure advanced defense systems and related services capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.

The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts, with individual task and delivery orders potentially utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and security classification levels. Task orders under the SHIELD IDIQ will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to deliver modernized defense capabilities. The initial delivery order awarded to Interclypse carries a ceiling value of $500 with performance at the Huntsville, Alabama facility, though the contract structure accommodates both classified and unclassified work requiring appropriate facility clearances. This comprehensive contracting mechanism positions the SHIELD IDIQ as a flexible, long-term vehicle supporting the nation's multi-layered homeland defense strategy through collaborative efforts among multiple qualified contractors.