Jacobs Secures Role on $151B Missile Defense Agency SHIELD Contract
Jacobs secured a role under the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD IDIQ contract, which carries a ceiling value of $151 billion for scalable, software-enabled defense systems. The award leverages Jacobs’ expertise in secure digital architectures, AI, edge computing and space engineering to accelerate delivery of mission-critical solutions.
1. Contract Award Details
Jacobs was awarded a position on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, granting access to a maximum spend of $151 billion for the development and integration of defense solutions.
2. Scope and Capabilities
The contract scope includes scalable, software-enabled systems such as secure digital architectures, mission management, advanced data processing, cyber AI and machine learning, edge computing, modeling and simulation, and space engineering services.
3. Strategic Impact
This award enhances Jacobs’ defense portfolio, bolsters its backlog pipeline and underscores its competitive advantage in delivering rapid, agile solutions for national security infrastructure across land, air, maritime and space domains.
4. Company Overview
Jacobs delivers approximately $12 billion in annual revenue with nearly 43,000 employees, providing end-to-end advisory, consulting, design, program management and lifecycle services in advanced manufacturing, cities, energy, life sciences, transportation and water sectors.