Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF774

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded AB Closing Corp, doing business as Kavaliro, a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, was awarded on January 21, 2026, following a pre-solicitation notice issued in May 2025. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, and was awarded to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable proposals demonstrating fair and reasonable pricing. As a multiple award vehicle, the contract allows MDA and other Department of Defense entities to issue multiple task and delivery orders across a 10-year base ordering period with optional ordering periods.

Under the SHIELD IDIQ contract, Kavaliro will provide comprehensive materials, labor, equipment, and facilities supporting advanced multi-domain defense systems capabilities. The contract scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts directed toward detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple industry classifications and security classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Kavaliro's existing expertise in technical staffing, IT modernization, cloud migration, data architecture, and cybersecurity services positions the firm to support this strategic homeland defense initiative through its Government Solutions division.