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LATCH is pleased to announce it was awarded a contract\/s for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery\/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151B. 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.<\/p>

LATCH brings deep expertise in secure systems engineering, mission-critical IT services, and compliance-driven delivery to support SHIELD tasking across its full lifecycle. As a woman-owned small business and SBA 8(a) participant, LATCH specializes in building scalable, resilient solutions that align with cybersecurity, interoperability, and zero-trust requirements. Through this award, LATCH stands ready to serve the Missile Defense Agency and accelerate innovation while maintaining the rigor, security, and reliability required to support the warfighter.<\/p>

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LATCH is pleased to announce it was awarded a contract\/s for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-fullwidth.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-35454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-press-releases"},"yoast_head":"\nLATCH Awarded MDA SHIELD IDIQ Contract Vehicle - Lalaith Astor Technical Consulting House<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"RESTON, VA, July 2, 2021 - Lalaith Astor Technical Consulting House (LATCH) was awarded a new prime contract to support the General Services Administration (GSA) 8(a) STARS III Government Wide Award Contract (GWAC).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LATCH Awarded MDA SHIELD IDIQ Contract Vehicle - 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