Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG360

VG Systems LLC (UEI: LXPNUL7V9K76), a HUBZone-certified small business, has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This defense contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, and was awarded on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside designation. The contract is structured to procure 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. The work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts, with delivery locations including Huntsville, Alabama.

The SHIELD IDIQ represents a comprehensive, long-term contracting vehicle designed to enable the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders under a flexible contract mechanism. The initial task order, awarded simultaneously on December 29, 2025, is valued at $500 on a firm fixed-price basis for the SHIELD initial order, with performance through December 28, 2035. The procurement utilizes full and open competition with multiple awards available to all qualifying offerors, and the resultant contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with some orders potentially requiring appropriate facility clearances based on classification level.