Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG085

Applied Network Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), a Department of Defense entity, with an award date of January 21, 2026, and a ceiling value of $151 billion. The contract extends through December 28, 2035, establishing a 10-year period of performance. This procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, and the contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. Applied Network Solutions, a veteran-owned Subchapter S corporation with over 20 years of experience in network engineering and cybersecurity, will serve as a prime contractor under this vehicle, representing a significant expansion from their previous role as a subcontractor to federal primes such as Accenture Federal Services LLC.

The SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allies. The scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related efforts utilizing advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will span multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and contract types, with performance potentially occurring across multiple facility clearance levels. As an IDIQ vehicle, this contract establishes a flexible framework enabling the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under a single contracting mechanism to support the nation's multi-layered homeland defense capabilities.