Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF706

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Apex Leadership Group LLC and other qualifying contractors under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract, valued at $151 billion with a completion date of December 28, 2035, was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025. This multiple-award IDIQ vehicle utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides and is structured to enable the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to issue task orders for advanced multi-domain defense systems and related services across a ten-year period of performance. Apex Leadership Group LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Palm Coast, Florida, qualifies as a responsible source to compete for orders under this contracting mechanism.

The SHIELD contract procures research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization efforts supporting detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across all phases of flight. Work encompasses ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense capabilities, incorporating advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs at multiple security classification levels, with individual task and delivery orders potentially utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes. Contractors must maintain appropriate facility clearances for classified work, and all contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management to maintain eligibility for task order awards.