Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF446

Research & Engineering Development LLC has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance through December 28, 2035. The contract employs full and open competition with no set-asides and was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice issued on May 21, 2025. The contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for performance under individual delivery orders issued against this IDIQ vehicle. Research & Engineering Development LLC, a for-profit limited liability company specializing in engineering, technical support, human systems integration, research and development, program management, and test and evaluation services, is well-positioned to execute this contract given its extensive experience supporting the Department of Defense.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats against the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across all phases of flight. Work areas include research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related efforts leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract vehicle supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with individual task and delivery orders issued at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. This 10-year contract represents a comprehensive, long-term investment in homeland defense capabilities positioning the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under a flexible contracting mechanism.