Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG159

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Usmax Corporation (a woman-owned small business) valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The contract, designated the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, employs full and open competition with no set-aside restrictions and contemplates award to all responsible offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing. The SHIELD IDIQ is designed to serve as an enterprise-wide contracting vehicle enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders for advanced multi-domain defense systems and related capabilities, leveraging a flexible ordering mechanism to support both classified and unclassified national defense programs across multiple security levels.

The contract scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology initiatives supporting multi-layered defense against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats. Deliverables will include advanced detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities protecting the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles across all flight phases. Work areas may incorporate artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to enhance defense capabilities. The initial delivery order issued under this IDIQ is valued at five hundred dollars with a firm fixed price arrangement and place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama, with orders anticipated across multiple NAICS codes and contract types as directed by the government throughout the 10-year performance period.