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
- HQ085926DE365
- Awardee
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QED Systems, LLC UEI QMWLLXKG6LW5
- 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 contract to QED Systems, LLC on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains at all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks.
Work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside restrictions, structured under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii) to award to all qualifying, responsible offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing.
The base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods span the full 10-year performance window. Individual task and delivery orders employ various contract types and pricing structures across multiple NAICS codes, with authorization to support both classified and unclassified programs requiring appropriate facility clearances and leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
Place of performance includes Huntsville, Alabama. An initial delivery order under SHIELD was issued to QED Systems on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $500 and firm fixed-price pricing, with performance at Huntsville, Alabama.
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 HQ085926DE365?
HQ085926DE365 was awarded to QED Systems, LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE365 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE365 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE365'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 HQ085926DE365?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE365, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE365?
HQ085926DE365 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE365 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE365 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE365 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE365 was full and open competition.
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