Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG342

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Engeniusmicro LLC valued at $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, was awarded on January 21, 2026, following a pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing all qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards. Engeniusmicro LLC, a small business specializing in applied electronics design, microelectronics, prototyping, and advanced manufacturing based in Huntsville, Alabama, was selected as one of the prime contractors to deliver products and services under this vehicle.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts targeting ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats across all phases of flight. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs with multiple security domains and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types and may be issued at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. This 10-year contracting vehicle represents a comprehensive, long-term procurement mechanism designed to provide the MDA and other Department of Defense entities with flexible ordering capability to support national defense and homeland protection objectives.