AMPERSAND is proud to announce our selection by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for a position on the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (MA-IDIQ) contract.
About MDA SHIELD
The SHIELD contract is MDA's premier enterprise acquisition vehicle, designed to rapidly procure services and capabilities across 19 distinct mission work areas in support of national missile defense and homeland security. With a potential ceiling of $151 billion over a 10-year ordering period extending through December 2035, SHIELD represents one of the largest and most strategically significant contract vehicles in the Department of Defense.
The contract supports a broad range of critical defense activities including:
- Research and Development — Advanced technology exploration, prototyping, and experimentation
- Systems Engineering — Model-based systems engineering, digital engineering, and open systems architectures
- Cybersecurity — Defensive cyber operations, vulnerability assessment, and information assurance
- Software Development — Application modernization, AI/ML integration, and mission system development
- Modernization and Sustainment — System upgrades, lifecycle support, and technology insertion
Strategic Significance
The SHIELD award expands AMPERSAND's ability to directly support the Missile Defense Agency and other defense components on critical national security missions. Combined with our existing GSA MAS, SeaPort-NxG, and EWAAC contract vehicles, SHIELD significantly broadens our reach across the defense enterprise.
For AMPERSAND, this award validates our core competencies in software engineering, cybersecurity, threat systems, and research and development — capabilities we deliver daily from our Huntsville, Alabama headquarters near Redstone Arsenal.
Our Commitment
AMPERSAND brings a unique combination of defense engineering services and product innovation to the SHIELD portfolio. Our SPECTREIQ deployable intelligence platform, built by the same engineering team that supports our service contracts, demonstrates the kind of applied R&D and rapid capability delivery that SHIELD is designed to accelerate.
We look forward to competing for task orders and delivering mission-critical solutions that strengthen our nation's defense posture.
For inquiries about our MDA SHIELD capabilities, contact us at hello@ampersand.us.