Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF921

Reliable Microsystems LLC (doing business as Rel-Micro), a Tennessee-based small business specializing in radiation-hardened electronics and high-reliability electronic design, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. This contract vehicle, designated the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), 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 across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, permitting all qualified contractors to compete for multiple task orders across various contract types and NAICS codes, with work performance occurring at multiple locations including Huntsville, Alabama.

The contract scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related efforts leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Rel-Micro has been awarded an initial delivery order under the SHIELD IDIQ valued at $500 for the SHIELD Initial Order, serving as a minimum guarantee, with performance extending through December 28, 2035. The contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, requiring appropriate facility clearances for task orders issued at varying classification levels. This IDIQ represents a comprehensive, long-term contracting solution positioning the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders and leverage specialized contractor capabilities for national multi-layered defense requirements.