Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG439

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Netcentrics Corporation on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, designated Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), procures 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. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple domains of flight including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. No set-aside designations were used, and the contract utilizes full and open competition allowing multiple qualified contractors to participate under the flexible Indefinite Delivery structure.

The initial task order, awarded on December 29, 2025, is titled "Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Initial Order" with a firm fixed price ceiling value of $500 and a completion date of December 28, 2035, with the place of performance located in Huntsville, Alabama 35898. As the prime contractor, Netcentrics Corporation, an Enterprise IT Services and Cybersecurity specialist with extensive federal contracting experience, will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, representing a significant long-term investment in the nation's multi-layered defense requirements over the 10-year period of performance.