Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG079

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Ndepth Security LLC, a cybersecurity and information security services firm based in Hanover, Pennsylvania, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract, awarded on January 21, 2026, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and extends through December 28, 2035. Under the full and open competition vehicle with no set-asides, Ndepth Security LLC will provide materials, labor, equipment, and facilities necessary to support MDA's multi-domain defense initiatives. The SHIELD IDIQ represents a comprehensive contracting solution designed to enable rapid task order issuance across multiple capability areas supporting both classified and unclassified defense programs.

The contract supports MDA's mission to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and may require facility clearances at different classification levels. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support the nation's layered defense requirements across the continental United States and forward-deployed locations.