Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF430

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded to Quartus Engineering Incorporated on January 21, 2026, represents a comprehensive procurement vehicle established by the Missile Defense Agency to support advanced multi-domain defense capabilities protecting the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. With a ceiling value of $151 billion and a performance period extending through December 28, 2035, this full and open competition award to a single awardee leverages Quartus Engineering's specialized aerospace and mechanical systems engineering expertise. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and operations across multiple classification levels and security domains. Work areas include detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization systems capable of addressing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, supported by advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

The initial task order, the SHIELD Initial Order, was awarded on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling value of five hundred dollars and firm fixed price pricing, establishing performance at Huntsville, Alabama. As a small business subchapter S corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, Quartus Engineering brings established experience in advanced research, design, and technical support for aerospace systems, optical systems, and structural analysis through prior contracts with NASA and Department of Defense entities. The contract structure enables the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue multiple task and delivery orders under varying contract types and Contractor Accounting and Administration Services (CAAS) codes, with individual orders potentially classified at different security levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. This indefinite delivery vehicle consolidates the government's approach to long-term investments in integrated multi-layered homeland defense capabilities under a single flexible contracting mechanism.