Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF650

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract is a $151 billion, 10-year federal procurement vehicle awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This multiple award contract employs full and open competition with no set-asides, making all qualified contractors eligible to compete for task orders. The contract utilizes indefinite delivery mechanisms to provide the government flexibility in issuing orders across various contract types and multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. Under the terms of the indefinite delivery contract structure, prime contractors are responsible for furnishing all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance in accordance with individual order requirements.

The SHIELD contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats. The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and leverages emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The procurement represents a strategic long-term investment in layered homeland defense capabilities and enables the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders under a unified, flexible contracting mechanism to address the nation's multi-domain defense requirements.