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
- HQ085926DE438
- Awardee
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Aetos Systems Inc. UEI KR22CJQRBMN1
- 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
Aetos Systems Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business certified as a Women-Owned Small Business, was awarded the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025. This is a full and open competition contract with no set-aside used, structured to provide advanced multi-domain defense capabilities to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract has a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, and is designed to support research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The contract vehicle supports both classified and unclassified programs leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task orders to utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes at different classification levels.
The initial task order issued under the SHIELD IDIQ was valued at five hundred dollars and issued on December 29, 2025, with a firm fixed price structure and a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. As a minority-owned small business with over 30 years of experience providing information technology, engineering, and specialized solutions to federal defense agencies, Aetos Systems brings demonstrated capabilities in supplying IT hardware, software, networking equipment, and specialized components for complex systems. The contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to contract performance. Given Aetos Systems' historical focus on supporting Army research, development, and engineering programs, as well as its established relationships with prime contractors in the defense sector, the company is positioned to support various aspects of the SHIELD program's broad scope across multiple mission areas.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DE438?
HQ085926DE438 was awarded to Aetos Systems Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE438 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE438 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE438'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 HQ085926DE438?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE438, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE438?
HQ085926DE438 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE438 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE438 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE438 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE438 was full and open competition.
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