Zantech Awarded Position on MDA SHIELD's $151 Billion IDIQ Contract

12/18/2025 – Zantech IT Services Inc. is pleased to announce it was awarded a contract for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151 billion. This contract encompasses a broad range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter with increased speed and agility.

MDA SHIELD is a 10-year, multiple-award IDIQ vehicle designed to support the development and deployment of advanced, multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, its deployed forces, allies, and friends across all phases of flight by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks.

"This award validates our proven capabilities in delivering mission-critical solutions to the defense community," said Zia Islam, Founder and COO of Zantech. "Our team's extensive experience in cybersecurity, systems engineering, and technical support positions us to make meaningful contributions to America's homeland defense architecture."

Zantech will compete for task orders spanning diverse mission areas including:

• Science and Technology Research & Development

• Prototyping and Systems Integration

• Weapon Design and Development

• Test and Evaluation

• Cybersecurity and Risk Management Framework Implementation

• Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance

• Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis

• Operation and Sustainment Support

• Digital Engineering and Open Systems Architecture

With over 15 years supporting critical Department of Defense programs, Zantech brings demonstrated excellence in delivering complex technical solutions with "Exceptional" CPARS ratings. The company's expertise spans classified and unclassified environments, with particular strength in cybersecurity program management, enterprise systems engineering, and mission-critical IT infrastructure.

"Our track record with programs like the Army Research Laboratory's cybersecurity transformation, Defense Integrated Business Systems' enterprise financial system excellence, and comprehensive systems engineering demonstrates our ability to deliver innovative solutions at scale," added Islam. "We look forward to supporting MDA's critical mission of protecting the homeland."

Zantech holds multiple strategic contract vehicles including US Army ITES-3S, OASIS+ (Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, and Unrestricted pools), GSA POLARIS, and DHS CBP Enterprise Solutions Bridge, positioning this company to rapidly respond to emerging mission requirements.