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
- HQ085926DE330
- Awardee
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Aitheras LLC UEI Z1BZMDHQQJR9
- Awarding agency
-
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 an indefinite-delivery contract to Aitheras 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, issued under full and open competition.
The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ supports national defense through research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts directed at detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. Work encompasses ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense, and leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task orders will utilize various contract types and classify at multiple security levels, requiring appropriate facility clearances where required.
Aitheras is a Black American-owned, minority-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama. The period of performance runs ten years with a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. The originating pre-solicitation was posted May 21, 2025, with a final RFP anticipated in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.
As of the award date, one delivery order had been issued under this IDIQ: a $500 firm-fixed-price order issued concurrently on December 29, 2025, for initial work at Huntsville, Alabama. No follow-on task orders have been issued subsequent to the 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DE330?
HQ085926DE330 was awarded to Aitheras LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE330 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE330 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE330'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 HQ085926DE330?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE330, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE330?
HQ085926DE330 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE330 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE330 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE330 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE330 was full and open competition.
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