MULTIPLE AWARD SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (SHIELD)(IDIQ)

 

AMSG is proud to announce our award under the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Multiple Award Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, a major defense contract enabling advanced multi-domain capabilities to protect the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners.

SHIELD represents one of the most forward-leaning, mission-critical IDIQs in the national defense portfolio, focused on detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. AMSG’s award reflects our proven expertise in supporting complex, technical, and rapidly evolving defense missions.

Overview of the IDIQ

The SHIELD IDIQ supports the Missile Defense Agency’s requirement for a scalable, layered homeland defense architecture. Through this contract, MDA and other authorized DoD entities can rapidly access advanced services, expertise, and technologies to counter the full spectrum of current and future threats.

SHIELD Supports:

  • Classified and unclassified efforts
  • Commercial and non-commercial services and commodities
  • Work performed across multiple security domains
  • Multi-domain operations and layered defensive systems

Only DoD departments and agencies may use this IDIQ, ensuring alignment with national defense objectives.

Core Capabilities Enabled Through SHIELD

SHIELD provides contract support across some of the most technical and mission-critical areas in defense, including:

  • Science & Technology (S&T)
  • Research & Development (R&D)
  • Prototyping and Experimentation
  • Studies, Demonstrations, Testing of Prototypes
  • Disruptive Technologies
  • Architecture Development
  • Modeling, Simulation & Analysis
  • Systems Engineering
  • Weapon Design & Development
  • Integration & Assembly
  • Production & Fielding
  • Test & Evaluation (T&E)
  • Operations & Sustainment
  • Modernization
  • Hardware & Software Modifications
  • Data Mining / Collection / Analysis
  • Facilities Engineering & Sustainment
  • Cybersecurity

SHIELD contractors, including AMSG, are expected to bring rapid delivery methodologies, digital engineering, agile practices, and innovative technologies (including AI/ML) to the warfighter.

 Contract number

AMSG Contract number: HQ085926DF772

Period of Performance

December 5, 2025- December 4, 2025 (includes base and option years)