Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF679

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Valiant Harbor International, LLC on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract vehicle, valued at $151 billion with a ten-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive contracting mechanism for advanced, multi-domain defense systems. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, and the government intends to award task orders to all qualifying offerors who submit technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing, consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii) standards.

Under this IDIQ structure, the prime contractor will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, testing and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The SHIELD program procures capabilities for detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work encompasses multiple classification levels and security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to deliver layered protection for the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations. Individual task orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with facility clearances and security requirements commensurate with classified and unclassified program requirements.