Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF718

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Advanced Automation Corporation (AAC) with an effective award date of January 21, 2026, and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This unrestricted, full-and-open competition vehicle carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and serves as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ contract. The contract will support the development, production, and deployment of 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 from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts.

Under the SHIELD IDIQ structure, AAC and other qualified awardees will perform services across multiple contract types, security classification levels, and National Association of Industry Classification codes, with individual task and delivery orders leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract is structured to accommodate both classified and unclassified programs, requiring appropriate facility clearances for work at various classification levels. As prime contractor, AAC will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance of individual orders issued under this vehicle. AAC's existing experience includes systems and specialty engineering services, systems management support, and specialized training delivery, positioning the company to contribute to this 10-year homeland defense initiative spanning a base ordering period and optional periods through 2035.