Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG105

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance through December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside designation, establishes a flexible contracting vehicle to procure advanced multi-domain defense systems and related capabilities. The contract supports MDA's mission to develop, integrate, and deploy layered defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to U.S. homeland, deployed forces, and allies across all phases of flight. Work scope encompasses research and development, systems engineering, prototyping, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology initiatives addressing ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missile, and advanced aerial threats.

The SHIELD IDIQ is structured as a government-wide vehicle allowing MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and classification levels. The initial delivery order issued to L3Harris on December 29, 2025, is valued at $500 under firm fixed price terms with place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract reflects full and open competition with no incumbent contractors identified, positioning this as a comprehensive, long-term strategic investment in homeland defense capabilities. The procurement leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish an integrated, scalable defense architecture supporting both classified and unclassified government programs across multiple security domains.