Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF340

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to MTA Inc., a woman-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The contract supports the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, designed to procure 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, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contracting vehicle utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing multiple qualifying contractors to compete for task orders. MTA Inc.'s expertise in defense engineering, fire control systems, software support, and technical services positions it to support the comprehensive scope of work required under this enterprise-wide contracting mechanism.

Work areas encompassing the SHIELD IDIQ include research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Performance will occur in Huntsville, Alabama, with the initial task order issued on December 29, 2025, valued at $500 under a firm fixed price arrangement. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with classification levels and facility clearance requirements determined on an order-by-order basis, enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under this flexible, long-term contracting vehicle.