Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG456

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Gates Defense Systems, LLC (UEI: DP21RKN1VJL7) on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract vehicle, designated 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 to the U.S. Department of Defense and related entities. The initial task order, issued on the same award date with a firm fixed price and $500 ceiling value, establishes the foundation for delivery of the SHIELD system and related services, with place of performance identified as Huntsville, Alabama 35898.

Under this IDIQ contract, the prime contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to deliver an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related efforts leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The procurement structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and NAICS codes, with individual task and delivery orders issued as needed to support national defense objectives through a flexible, enterprise-wide contracting mechanism designed to enable rapid capability development and deployment.