Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF560

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, to Tangram Flex Inc. and other qualifying contractors. This contract, designated the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle established under full and open competition with no small business or other set-asides. The contract was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice issued on May 21, 2025, and encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technology development, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to develop 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.

The SHIELD IDIQ authorizes the prime contractor to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to perform task and delivery orders issued throughout the contract period. Work under this vehicle will support national defense objectives by providing continuous, layered protection against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks threatening the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations. The contract structure permits the issuance of orders utilizing various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Tangram Flex Inc., a for-profit small business headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, specializing in rapid integration and customized software solutions for complex defense systems, was selected as one of the awardees based on demonstrated responsibility, technical acceptability, and fair and reasonable pricing under the government's commitment to award to all qualifying offerors meeting these criteria.