Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG168

Aver LLC 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 extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), will procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The contract employs full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing all qualifying contractors to compete for multiple awards under the IDIQ structure. Work areas encompass 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, including protection against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles throughout all phases of flight.

The initial task order issued under this IDIQ contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, is for the SHIELD initial order with a ceiling value of $500 (Firm Fixed Price), with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types and may span multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with resultant orders potentially issued at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. As a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, Aver LLC brings extensive federal contracting experience across the Department of Defense and civilian agencies, positioning the company to execute this comprehensive, long-term defense procurement supporting the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.