Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF593

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to The Intelligence and Security Associates, LLC (ISA) on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This $151 billion contract, with a 10-year period of performance through December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive defense procurement vehicle designed to support multi-domain threat detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. As an SBA-certified 8A program participant and minority-owned, veteran-owned small disadvantaged business, ISA brings specialized expertise in advisory and assistance services, strategic assessment, systems engineering, and cyber capabilities to support the Missile Defense Agency's national defense objectives.

The initial task order under the contract—the SHIELD Initial Order—was issued on December 29, 2025, with performance through December 28, 2035, and is firm fixed price in structure. Work is to be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, a primary location for missile defense operations and systems integration. The contract was awarded under full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards. Individual task orders will utilize various contract types and may be classified or unclassified, supporting both near-term operational requirements and long-term capability development leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures across multiple security classification levels.