Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF613

Telesis Research LLC has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, funded by the Missile Defense Agency, a defense component of the U.S. Department of Defense. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, and was awarded on December 29, 2025, following the pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside provisions, enabling the government to issue individual task orders and delivery orders for advanced multi-domain defense system development, research, and deployment. As a multiple-award IDIQ vehicle, this contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified work across various security domains and multiple North American Industry Classification System codes.

Under this contract, Telesis Research LLC shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities to support the government's comprehensive homeland and force protection mission. The contracted scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and capability integration across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The work addresses detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of advanced threats including ballistic missiles, hypersonic systems, and cruise missiles across all phases of flight. The contracting vehicle leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to deliver integrated defense solutions that support national defense objectives and provide layered protection for the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations.