Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG070

ABL Technologies, LLC, a woman-owned, minority-owned, and veteran-owned small business, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, titled the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support national defense objectives through the development, prototyping, production, testing, and modernization of advanced defense systems. Under full and open competition with no set-asides, the contract will be awarded to all qualifying contractors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable and fairly priced proposals. The SHIELD contract leverages multiple contract types and classifications across various NAICS codes, supporting both classified and unclassified programs with facility clearances as required.

The contract scope encompasses research and development, systems engineering, weapon design, disruptive technologies, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts for an integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains throughout all phases of flight. Performance capabilities address ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, cruise missiles, and advanced aerial threats to protect the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contracting structure utilizes task and delivery orders issued by the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities, with individual orders potentially incorporating advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. As the prime contractor under this vehicle, ABL Technologies will execute work through streamlined task order issuance processes, enabling rapid procurement and deployment of critical defense capabilities across multiple security domains and geographic locations.