Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF594

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to The Red Gate Group LTD, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense acquisition vehicle designed to support the nation's layered homeland defense capabilities. The procurement was issued under full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing all qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards. The contract was structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and NAICS codes, with individual task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types and potentially requiring different facility clearances based on classification levels.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all flight phases, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance in accordance with individual task order requirements. This 10-year contracting vehicle leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, positioning it as a strategic long-term investment in comprehensive multi-layered defense capabilities for the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations.