MDA Awards Additional 1,086 SHIELD IDIQ Contracts Under $151B Defense Program

Following the initial tranche of 1,014 awards announced December 2, 2025, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has made an additional 1,086 awards under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, with a ceiling of $151B.  In accordance with the solicitation, the Government continues with staggered awards and will work with remaining offerors accordingly. In order to utilize this critical contract vehicle in an efficient and timely manner, the Government has transitioned to the ordering phase by conducting market research and drafting Fair Opportunity Proposal Requests. SHIELD allows MDA and other DoD entities to rapidly compete orders under one flexible enterprise vehicle. Performance will occur across the United States.  This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning enabled applications where pertinent, and maximizing use of digital engineering, open systems architectures, model-based systems engineering, and agile processes in the acquisition, development, and sustainment of these capabilities.  If all options are exercised, work will continue through December 2035. No funds will be obligated on the base IDIQ award; funds will be obligated at the order level. This contract was competitively procured via the System for Award Management website, with 2,463 offers received. Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ085925RE001).