ROME, N.Y. — The federal government has awarded Assured Information Security (AIS) of Rome a contract for work with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). It’s for the MDA Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), which is described as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151 billion, AIS said. SHIELD is a program […]
ROME, N.Y. — The federal government has awarded Assured Information Security (AIS) of Rome a contract for work with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
It’s for the MDA Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), which is described as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151 billion, AIS said.
SHIELD is a program focused on America’s missile-defense capabilities through next-generation technologies and innovative approaches. SHIELD is a multiple-award IDIQ contract program designed to allow MDA and other entities of the U.S. Department of Defense to “rapidly compete and deliver innovative capabilities with increased speed and agility.” The contract encompasses a broad range of work areas supporting the rapid delivery of capabilities to the warfighter, AIS said.
“AIS is honored to be selected as a contract holder for the Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD IDIQ,” Scott Robidoux, COO at AIS, said in the announcement. “SHIELD is structured to support a broad range of work areas and enable rapid competition across the Department of Defense.”
Work on the contract could continue through December 2035 if all options are exercised, AIS noted.
AIS provides cyber and information-security services, products, and operations to customers across the U.S. Department of Defense and the intelligence community. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Rome, AIS has multiple operating locations throughout the U.S.
