Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG432

K2 Construction Consultants, Inc., a Bethesda, Maryland-based contractor, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $151 billion by the Missile Defense Agency on January 21, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and is structured to provide comprehensive multi-domain defense capabilities across a 10-year period of performance. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to support national defense objectives through advanced detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats.

The initial delivery order issued under this contract on January 21, 2026, is the SHIELD Initial Order, valued at five hundred dollars with a Firm Fixed Price contract type and performance location in Huntsville, Alabama. The SHIELD IDIQ structure allows the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders under one flexible contracting mechanism, with individual orders potentially utilizing various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and classification levels. This procurement vehicle is designed to leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, supporting both classified and unclassified programs to address the nation's multi-layered defense requirements against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks across all phases of flight.