Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF310

Imperative Systems LLC was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, as part of the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Master IDIQ. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a 10-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This procurement utilized full and open competition with no set-aside designations, and the contractor is responsible for providing all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to fulfill task orders issued under the contract. Individual task and delivery orders will be issued across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and contract types, with potential classification at various security levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract supports the MDA's national defense objectives by procuring an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts targeting ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. 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. The original pre-solicitation notice was posted on May 21, 2025, with the final Request for Proposal anticipated for release in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.