Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF882

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Vergence LLC, an SBA Certified 8(a) Program participant, on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract was awarded under full and open competition with no set-aside designation, and work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The solicitation contemplates awards to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures across both classified and unclassified programs.

The initial delivery order issued under the SHIELD IDIQ, valued at $500 and titled "SHIELD Initial Order," was awarded to Vergence LLC on December 29, 2025, with performance at Huntsville, Alabama and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This firm fixed-price delivery order serves as the initial task under the broader IDIQ vehicle, which is structured to enable the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue multiple task and delivery orders across various contract types and NAICS codes. While Vergence LLC's historical contract portfolio has focused on medical readiness, healthcare support, and information technology services to defense agencies, the SHIELD IDIQ represents a significant expansion of the company's role within the MDA's multi-layered defense strategy. Individual task orders under the IDIQ will support the government's long-term investment in homeland defense capabilities and may require appropriate facility clearances for classified program work.