Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SHIELD Multiple Award IDIQ Contract
The Missile Defense Agency is procuring research and development services across 19 work areas through the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. The solicitation seeks to establish a long-term enterprise flexible vehicle that will enable MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders for various research, development, and related services spanning science and technology, cybersecurity, prototyping, systems engineering, and other technical domains. Offerors must demonstrate recent and relevant corporate experience in a minimum of two but no more than three designated work areas, with experience required at the prime contractor level or, for small businesses, at the first-tier subcontractor level. Proposals were evaluated against criteria including corporate experience, subcontracting plans, and other technical factors specified in the solicitation documents. The question submission deadline was September 15, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time, with proposals due by October 10, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
This solicitation is set-aside for full and open competition with no specific small business set-aside designation at the IDIQ level, although individual task orders will be evaluated for potential small business set-aside opportunities. The contract has an anticipated maximum value of $151 billion with a 10-year period of performance consisting of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. Multiple awards have been made in staggered tranches beginning in December 2025, with a total of 2,440 companies awarded IDIQ contracts as of January 15, 2026, including major defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, General Dynamics, Booz Allen Hamilton, and numerous smaller specialized technology and engineering firms. The contract utilizes NAICS code 541715 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and employs various contract types across different technical disciplines. Task and delivery orders will be competed under fair opportunity procedures, with contract holders notified of opportunities as the Government transitions to the ordering phase through market research and Fair Opportunity Proposal Requests.
HQ085925RE001 DOD Missile Defense Agency
9/10/25, 3:47 PM Consolidation D&F for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract
The Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency has published a Special Notice regarding its intent to consolidate requirements under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. This notice, filed in accordance with FAR 7.107-5(c), serves as formal notification of the agency's consolidation determination as required by federal acquisition regulations. The SHIELD contract represents a comprehensive defense initiative designed to create an integrated system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The consolidation will bring together multiple existing contracts under a single umbrella agreement. The solicitation number for this opportunity is HQ0859-25-R-E001, and it falls under NAICS code 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences.
The primary objective of this consolidation is to support national defense requirements through a more streamlined and efficient contracting mechanism, with an estimated total contract value of $151 billion over a 10-year period. The procurement will utilize full and open competition, with awards made to all qualifying offerors who meet the solicitation requirements. The agency has incorporated strategies to maximize small business participation, including mandatory subcontracting plans, order-level small business set-asides, and on-ramping provisions that will allow periodic addition of new contractors. The contract will encompass both commercial and non-commercial services and commodities across classified and unclassified programs, spanning all phases of flight and threat vectors. Key anticipated benefits include cost savings through enhanced competition, reduced acquisition cycle times, streamlined terms and conditions, and improved capability to respond rapidly to evolving technological and threat landscapes.
DOD Missile Defense Agency
8/28/25, 4:54 PM Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SHIELD Multiple Award IDIQ Contract
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract will support national defense objectives by providing continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. Under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii), the government intends to award to all qualifying offerors who are determined to be responsible sources, submit technically acceptable proposals that conform to solicitation requirements, and demonstrate fair and reasonable pricing. The draft solicitation was released in late July 2025, with the final RFP anticipated for release in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, and all potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) to be eligible for contract award.
This procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing all qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards under the IDIQ structure. The notice does not identify any current incumbents or existing contractors, as this appears to be a new enterprise-wide contracting vehicle designed to allow MDA and other DoD entities to rapidly issue orders under one flexible contract mechanism. The anticipated maximum contract value is $151 billion over a 10-year period of performance, consisting of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes, with the resultant contract potentially issuing orders at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. This represents a significant long-term investment in homeland defense capabilities, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a comprehensive contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.
HQ085925RE001 DOD Missile Defense Agency
5/21/25, 10:49 AM