Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG039

Nexcepta Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a completion date of December 28, 2035. Under this contract vehicle, Nexcepta will provide materials, labor, equipment, and facilities necessary to support the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, a comprehensive multi-domain defense initiative designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology development across ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense capabilities.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract was awarded under full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing multiple qualified contractors to compete for task and delivery orders throughout the 10-year performance period. Individual orders will be issued across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and may include both classified and unclassified work requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract is designed to leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide a flexible, scalable contracting mechanism enabling rapid order issuance across MDA and other Department of Defense entities for continued development and enhancement of the nation's integrated air and missile defense posture.