According to the department, the new awards follow 1,014 awards issued on 2 December 2025 and a further 1,086 announced on 18 December 2025. The SHIELD contract is structured as a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity vehicle designed to enable rapid competition for orders across missile defence, engineering and digital modernisation projects.
The department said work will be performed across the United States and stressed that no funding is committed at the base award level. Funding is allocated through individual task orders, allowing agencies to compete and award work as mission requirements arise.
The Missile Defense Agency said SHIELD is intended to accelerate the delivery of new capabilities to U.S. forces by applying artificial intelligence and machine learning where appropriate and maximising digital engineering and agile acquisition practices. If all options are exercised, task-order activity under SHIELD will continue through December 2035, following 2,463 offers received via the System for Award Management website.
