Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG115

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Thazen LLC, an SBA Certified HUBZone Firm, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract, valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, was awarded on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside designation, allowing full and open competition among all qualifying contractors. The SHIELD IDIQ serves as a comprehensive contracting vehicle enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders for advanced multi-domain defense system capabilities. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts focused on detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight.

The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, with individual task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types and pricing methodologies across multiple NAICS codes. The initial delivery order, awarded simultaneously with the IDIQ on December 29, 2025, is valued at $500 and structured as a Firm Fixed Price contract with performance location in Huntsville, Alabama. The procured capabilities leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide continuous, layered protection for the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. This long-term investment represents a strategic national defense initiative consolidating multiple acquisition pathways into a single flexible contracting mechanism designed to streamline procurement processes and accelerate deployment of multi-layered defense capabilities.