Dallas-based AECOM secures a spot in a $151 billion federal contract to support global defense infrastructure for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD program.
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Dallas-based infrastructure consulting giant AECOM has landed a position to participate in a federal contract potentially valued at $151 billion.
AECOM announced on March 19 the U.S. Department of Defense, rebranded by the Trump administration as the Department of War, awarded the company a position on a contract for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD.
The contract, which has a ceiling of $151 billion, calls for AECOM to provide planning and design services, as well as construction management to defense infrastructure at numerous sites around the globe.
SHIELD allows Missile Defense Agency and Department of Defense entities to compete orders under one program, with work potentially continuing through December 2035, according to the Department of War’s website.