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
- HQ085926DE170
- Awardee
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Vertex Solutions, LLC UEI CEWBRTLPMK73
- 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
- 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 (MDA) awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Vertex Solutions, LLC, a women-owned small business, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The contract, titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice issued in May 2025 and a draft solicitation released in July 2025. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides and allows all qualifying, responsible offerors to compete for multiple awards based on technically acceptable proposals and fair and reasonable pricing determinations under Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii). All offerors were required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) to be eligible for award consideration.
The SHIELD IDIQ 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 encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and security classification levels. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs utilizing emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. A firm fixed-price delivery order for the SHIELD Initial Order was issued to Vertex Solutions on December 29, 2025, with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama, valued at $500 for initial task commencement under the master IDIQ contract.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DE170?
HQ085926DE170 was awarded to Vertex Solutions, LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE170 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE170 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE170'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 HQ085926DE170?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE170, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE170?
HQ085926DE170 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE170 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE170 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE170 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE170 was full and open competition.
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