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
- HQ085926DE432
- Awardee
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Zaes Consulting, LLC UEI FQVLMGXSA6L6
- 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 Zaes Consulting, LLC with a ceiling of $151 billion on December 29, 2025, to procure the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) system, an advanced multi-domain defense capability designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains.
The contract carries no set-aside and employs full and open competition; the government intends to award to all qualifying responsible sources submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii). Work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization. The solicitation was released as a pre-solicitation notice on May 21, 2025, with due date of September 15, 2025; a draft RFP was released in late July 2025 and a final RFP anticipated in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Period of performance runs through December 28, 2035, encompassing 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 at different classification levels with appropriate facility clearances. One initial delivery order under SHIELD was issued to Zaes Consulting for $500, with place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama, also dated December 29, 2025.
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 HQ085926DE432?
HQ085926DE432 was awarded to Zaes Consulting, LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE432 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE432 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE432'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 HQ085926DE432?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE432, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE432?
HQ085926DE432 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE432 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE432 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE432 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE432 was full and open competition.
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