Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG341

Aspiration Software LLC, a Women-Owned Small Business, 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, designated the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, was awarded on December 29, 2025, utilizing full and open competition with no set-aside restrictions. The contract is structured to support a comprehensive, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology development across ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missile, and advanced aerial threat scenarios.

The SHIELD IDIQ represents a flexible, enterprise-wide contracting mechanism enabling the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to issue task and delivery orders across multiple contract types, pricing structures, and classification levels. The initial task order, valued at $500 (Firm Fixed Price), is titled "SHIELD Initial Order" with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama, and extends through December 28, 2035. The contract incorporates advanced technology domains including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with the solicitation released in July 2025 establishing that all qualifying offerors meeting technical and pricing requirements would receive multiple award consideration under the IDIQ vehicle, enabling rapid order issuance and leveraging competitive pressure to support the nation's layered defense strategy.