Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG162

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to BNS Research, LLC (UEI: P4QQXG6YHDB6) on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, designated the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, represents a comprehensive contracting vehicle structured to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations. The procurement encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

An initial Delivery Order under the SHIELD IDIQ was issued on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $500 and a firm fixed price arrangement, designated as the SHIELD Initial Order. This task order is placed for performance in Huntsville, Alabama, and shares the December 28, 2035 completion date with the parent IDIQ contract. The procurement framework anticipates issuance of multiple task and delivery orders across various contract types and NAICS codes, with individual orders potentially operating at different classification levels and requiring appropriate facility clearances. This contracting vehicle is designed to enable the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under one flexible mechanism, supporting the nation's comprehensive multi-layered defense requirements against evolving global threats.