Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF683

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Vergencesg LLC, an SBA Certified 8A Joint Venture, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025, with a solicitation due date of September 15, 2025. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing the government to issue multiple awards to qualifying contractors. Under this IDIQ vehicle, the government intends to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.

The scope of work under the SHIELD contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to support national defense objectives for homeland protection, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The initial task order, valued at $500 as a firm fixed price delivery order, is based in Huntsville, Alabama, with the same completion date as the parent IDIQ. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders issued under this IDIQ will utilize various contract types and multiple NAICS codes, with orders potentially issued at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances, positioning SHIELD as a comprehensive contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.