Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF495

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to SDS International, Inc. with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract was awarded on January 21, 2026, utilizing full and open competition with no set-asides. The contract vehicle is structured to support multi-domain defense capabilities, encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technologies. Work performed under this IDIQ will focus on developing and delivering an advanced defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains, with protection spanning all phases of flight including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations.

SDS International, a full-service professional services firm specializing in advanced technology, simulation, training, and education services for military applications, received an initial delivery order valued at $500 with a firm fixed price contract type, with performance to be conducted in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract vehicle is designed to leverage cutting-edge technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task and delivery orders potentially issued across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes at various classification levels. This comprehensive contracting mechanism positions the SHIELD IDIQ as a long-term strategic vehicle enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders supporting the nation's multi-layered defense architecture and national security objectives.