Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG068

Amentum Technology, Inc. has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the Missile Defense Agency with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing the government to issue task and delivery orders at varying classification levels and under different contract types and pricing structures, including firm fixed-price arrangements. Work will be performed across multiple locations, with the initial task order valued at $500 establishing performance in Huntsville, Alabama.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract addresses critical national defense objectives by procuring an advanced, multi-layered defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats throughout all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial threats directed against the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations. The procurement leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to enable rapid capability development and deployment. As prime contractor, Amentum Technology brings substantial experience supporting the Missile Defense Agency through its existing portfolio exceeding $950 million in awarded delivery orders spanning IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, command and control systems, space operations, and facility management, positioning the company as a capable provider for executing this comprehensive, long-term defense modernization initiative.