Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF908

Avathon Government, Inc. has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance through December 28, 2035. This Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides and permits task and delivery orders across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and security classification levels. The contract was awarded on January 21, 2026, following the pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025, with the final Request for Proposal released in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. The contract mechanism is structured to enable the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders for an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations.

The SHIELD contract encompasses a comprehensive scope of work including research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The procured capabilities will provide continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. Task and delivery orders will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support both classified and unclassified programs. Under the terms of the contract, Avathon Government, Inc. shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to the performance of each order, with individual task orders utilizing various contract types as determined appropriate by the government for each specific requirement.