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
- HQ085926DE253
- Awardee
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Next Tier Concepts Inc. UEI E2ADLMGD8FU9
- 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 multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Next Tier Concepts Inc. on December 29, 2025, with a $151 billion ceiling and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. No set-aside was used.
The contract, titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), procures an advanced multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and other advanced aerial attacks.
Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama. The contract supports 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 and multiple NAICS codes, with orders at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.
The Missile Defense Agency intends to award to all qualifying offerors who are determined to be responsible sources, submit technically acceptable proposals conforming to solicitation requirements, and demonstrate fair and reasonable pricing under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii). The draft solicitation was released in late July 2025, with the final RFP anticipated in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. All potential offerors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible.
An initial task order valued at $500 was issued under the SHIELD IDIQ on December 29, 2025, with performance in Huntsville, Alabama on a firm fixed-price basis.
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 HQ085926DE253?
HQ085926DE253 was awarded to Next Tier Concepts Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE253 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE253 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE253'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 HQ085926DE253?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE253, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE253?
HQ085926DE253 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE253 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE253 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE253 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE253 was full and open competition.
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