Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF942

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, establishes a $151 billion procurement vehicle through December 28, 2035, to acquire advanced multi-domain defense systems and supporting capabilities. The contract employs full and open competition with no set-aside designations and utilizes a multiple-award structure enabling the government to issue task orders to all qualifying contractors who demonstrate responsibility, technical acceptability, and fair and reasonable pricing. G3 Innovative Solutions LLC, an SBA-certified 8(a) minority-owned small business headquartered in Bowie, Maryland, was awarded as one of the initial contractors under this vehicle. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple classification levels and security domains, supported by advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

The SHIELD IDIQ is structured to 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, supporting national defense objectives for homeland security and the protection of deployed forces and allies. An initial task order valued at $500 was issued to G3 Innovative Solutions on December 29, 2025, with performance designated at the Huntsville, Alabama location, utilizing a firm fixed-price pricing structure. Individual task orders will be issued under various contract types and may span multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with potential classification requirements necessitating appropriate facility clearances from contractors. This contracting vehicle represents a comprehensive, long-term procurement mechanism designed to enable the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly access specialized defense technology and services across multiple functional domains.