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
- HQ085926DE226
- Awardee
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Ventera LLC UEI SJ85D6W4BDQ4
- 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
-
- Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act FAR subpart 22.6
- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Missile Defense Agency awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Ventera LLC on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This is a multiple-award vehicle with no set-aside designation.
The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ 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. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. The contract supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
Place of performance includes Huntsville, Alabama. The period of performance runs through December 28, 2035, consisting of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes, with orders potentially issued at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.
The initial delivery order under SHIELD, issued on December 29, 2025, carries a firm fixed-price ceiling of five hundred dollars and performance in Huntsville, Alabama.
Ventera LLC is a small-business subsidiary of The Cadmus Group LLC based in Arlington, Virginia, delivering software development, systems operations, data management, and IT modernization services to federal agencies.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DE226?
HQ085926DE226 was awarded to Ventera LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE226 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE226 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE226'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 HQ085926DE226?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE226, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE226?
HQ085926DE226 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE226 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE226 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE226 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE226 was full and open competition.
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