Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG310

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Oceaneering International Inc. Space Systems Division valued at $151 billion with a period of performance through December 28, 2035. This contract vehicle, designated SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense), procures 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 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, including protection against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles throughout all phases of flight. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice posted May 21, 2025.

An initial delivery order for the SHIELD program, valued at $500 and designated as a firm fixed price contract, was issued on December 29, 2025, with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. Individual task and delivery orders under the IDIQ vehicle will employ various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and classification levels, requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract structure leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support both classified and unclassified programs. As the prime contractor, Oceaneering International Inc. will provide necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance of requirements issued under the contract terms, with delivery orders enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly procure multi-layered defense capabilities.