Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF438

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Q2 Consulting Solutions LLC (UEI: DWH9LPTSLJT6), an SBA Certified 8A Program Participant, on January 21, 2026. This $151 billion contract, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, extends through December 28, 2035, and utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations. The contract provides a flexible ordering vehicle enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders for advanced, multi-domain defense system capabilities, with the primary place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama.

Under the SHIELD IDIQ, the contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities to support the government's acquisition of an integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. The scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology development across multiple classification levels and security domains. The initial delivery order, awarded concurrently on January 21, 2026, carries a firm fixed price of five hundred dollars and extends through the contract completion date. The contract vehicle is structured to leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, positioning it as a comprehensive long-term investment mechanism for the nation's multi-layered homeland defense requirements.