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iCES Corporation – MDA SHIELD Contract Information
MDA SHIELD: Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD)
A multiple award IDIQ (contract HQ085926DF291) covering missile defense task areas from research and prototyping through systems engineering, test, sustainment, and cybersecurity. Contact the iCES PMO below to order.
iCES brings MBSE, digital twins, modeling & simulation, and cyber to missile defense.
Contract Overview
SHIELD is a multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract that supports national defense objectives by ensuring continuous, layered protection against air, missiles, space, cyber and hybrid threats originating from any vector, land, sea, air, space or cyberspace. SHIELD seeks to rapidly deliver innovative capabilities to the warfighter and may include using AI/ML-enabled applications where pertinent, and leveraging DE, MBSE, MOSA and agile processes in the acquisition, development, fielding and sustainment of these capabilities.
| UEI | KP63K59QPNP6 |
|---|---|
| CAGE Code | 5AHG4 |
| Contract Number | HQ085926DF291 |
Scope of Contract
SHIELD's scope includes the following task areas when applied to missile defense or related national defense applications:
- Science and technology
- Research and development
- Prototyping
- Studies, demonstrations, testing of prototypes
- Disruptive technologies
- Experimentation
- Architecture development
- Modeling, simulation and analysis
- Systems engineering
- Weapon design and development
- Integration and assembly
- Production and fielding
- Test and evaluation
- Operation and sustainment
- Modernization
- Hardware and software modifications
- Data mining, collection and analysis
- Facilities engineering and sustainment
- Cybersecurity
Program Management Office (PMO)
| Role | Contact Name | Direct Phone | Direct Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Manager (PM) | Edward Ghafari | 703-863-3939 | Edward.Ghafari@ices-corporation.com |
| Deputy Program Manager (DPM) | Daniel Elwell | (301) 938-0377 | Dan.Elwell@ices-corporation.com |
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