Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG406

Dewberry Engineers Inc., a mid-sized engineering and technical services firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense contracting vehicle intended to support national defense objectives through advanced threat detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities. The contract encompasses a broad scope of work including research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts targeting air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The vehicle was awarded under full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing multiple qualifying contractors to compete for task orders under this flexible mechanism.

Under this IDIQ structure, Dewberry will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support MDA's layered defense initiatives, with individual task and delivery orders potentially utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and security classification levels. The contract vehicle is structured to facilitate rapid task order issuance across both classified and unclassified defense programs, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Dewberry's established expertise in engineering services, systems analysis, cybersecurity evaluation, and infrastructure design positions the firm to support MDA's multi-year mission to develop and maintain integrated defense capabilities protecting the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations against evolving global threats.