Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG314

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to 3Links Technologies, Inc., a minority-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 2, 2035, utilizing full and open competition with no set-aside designations. The prime contractor is obligated to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to contract performance in accordance with individual delivery orders issued by the government. The initial delivery order, awarded on December 29, 2025, carries a firm fixed-price ceiling of $500 and is assigned a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama, with a completion date of December 28, 2035.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures 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 friends across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Contracted work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related activities supporting national defense objectives. The contract structure accommodates multiple contract types across various North American Industry Classification System codes, supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders may require facility clearances appropriate to classification levels and are anticipated to be issued over a ten-year base ordering period with optional extension periods, establishing SHIELD as a comprehensive contracting vehicle for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.