Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG228

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Lockheed Martin Corporation's Advanced Technology Laboratories Division for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, valued at $151 billion with a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. This full and open competition contract includes no set-asides and contemplates awards to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable proposals and fair and reasonable pricing. The initial delivery order, awarded on December 29, 2025, reflects a nominal $500 firm fixed-price order with performance in Huntsville, Alabama, establishing the baseline for subsequent task orders under the IDIQ vehicle structure.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract supports the development, production, and sustainment of an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners across all flight phases. The procurement encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related support activities across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs and leverages emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task orders anticipated to utilize various contract types and potentially requiring appropriate facility security clearances for performance.