Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG356

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract represents a comprehensive defense procurement vehicle awarded by the Missile Defense Agency to multiple contractors, including The Simple VUE LLC. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion over a 10-year performance period extending through December 28, 2035, with the initial award issued on December 29, 2025. This full and open competition vehicle, utilizing no set-asides, is designed to procure advanced multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract encompasses a broad scope of work including research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and digital engineering solutions leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. Performance is anticipated across multiple locations, with initial task orders directed to Huntsville, Alabama.

The Simple VUE LLC, a small business certified as an 8A Program Participant and HUBZone Firm, received the initial delivery order under the SHIELD contract valued at $500 for a firm fixed price task order issued December 29, 2025, with completion targeted for December 28, 2035. As a multiple-award IDIQ vehicle structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across various security classification levels, the contract will utilize multiple contract types and NAICS codes, enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders under a single flexible contracting mechanism. The procurement objectives align with national defense strategy by establishing a comprehensive, long-term contracting solution for layered homeland defense capabilities and supporting continuous protection of United States interests.