Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF818

Partner Forces LLC, a Women-Owned Small Business based in Arlington, Virginia, has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract, valued at $151 billion with a period of performance through December 28, 2035, was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a full and open competition with no set-asides. This enterprise-wide contracting vehicle is designed to enable the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders for advanced multi-domain defense capabilities, with all qualifying responsible sources demonstrating technically acceptable proposals and fair and reasonable pricing eligible for award consideration under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii).

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization 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, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract encompasses work across multiple classification levels and security domains, supporting both classified and unclassified programs that leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide continuous, layered protection to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and will require appropriate facility clearances based on classification levels, positioning this contract as a comprehensive, long-term strategic investment in the nation's integrated air and missile defense architecture.