The contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment and facilities incidental to the performance of this requirement in accordance with the terms of the order.
Active Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HQ085926DE073
- Awardee
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Epsilon C5I Inc. UEI KFP1XYK24DZ8
- Awarding agency
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Missile Defense Agency
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 1 $500 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SHIELD Multiple Award IDIQ Contract Pre-Solicitation · HQ085925RE001 · Posted May 21, 2025
- Combined order value
- $500 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 8% complete
- IDV ceiling <1% used
- $151,000,000,000.00
- Maximum order
- $151,000,000,000.00
- Award type
- Multiple award
- Who can order
- Defense agencies
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Legislative mandates
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- Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act FAR subpart 22.6
- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Missile Defense Agency awarded a $151 billion multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract to Epsilon C5I Inc. on December 29, 2025, with a completion date of December 28, 2035. The contract, Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), carries no set-aside designation and is open to all qualifying contractors under full and open competition.
The contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles, and advanced aerial attacks. The vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and may issue at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The anticipated maximum contract value is $151 billion over a ten-year period of performance consisting of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods.
Epsilon C5I received an initial delivery order under SHIELD awarded December 29, 2025, with a $500 ceiling and firm fixed price terms, with place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. The pre-solicitation notice was posted May 21, 2025, with a September 15, 2025 proposal due date; the draft solicitation was released in late July 2025 and the final RFP was anticipated for release in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. All potential offerors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for contract award.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DE073?
HQ085926DE073 was awarded to Epsilon C5I Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE073 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE073 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE073's own ceiling is $151,000,000,000. A single order can be worth up to $151,000,000,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract HQ085926DE073?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE073, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE073?
HQ085926DE073 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE073 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE073 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE073 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE073 was full and open competition.
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