Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG423

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Mach-20, LLC and other qualifying contractors for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This $151 billion contract, awarded December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive 10-year procurement vehicle designed to support national defense through multi-domain threat detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. Work will address threats from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles across all phases of flight. The procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing all responsible, qualified offerors registered in the System for Award Management to compete for multiple awards. Individual task orders will employ various contract types and cover work at different classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

The initial delivery order issued to Mach-20, LLC under the SHIELD vehicle is valued at five hundred dollars on a firm fixed price basis, with performance directed to Huntsville, Alabama. Mach-20, LLC is a small disadvantaged business headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, specializing in science and technology consulting with deep expertise in hypersonic technologies and advanced manufacturing. The company's selection reflects its established capability as both a prime contractor and subcontractor across multiple Department of Defense programs, particularly with the Air Force Research Laboratory. This contract vehicle is structured to enable the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue multiple delivery orders under a single flexible contracting mechanism, supporting both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains to meet the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.