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
- HQ085926DE476
- Awardee
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Custom Software Systems Inc. UEI LNYXAGUM6SA7
- 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
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Missile Defense Agency awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract to Custom Software Systems Inc., a HUBZone-certified women-owned small business, on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program with a ceiling of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This is a multiple-award IDIQ with no set-aside restriction, structured to procure research and development, systems engineering, prototyping, disruptive technologies, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts in support of multi-domain defense capabilities against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats.
Work encompasses detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles, and advanced aerial attacks across all phases of flight, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract is classified to support both unclassified and classified programs at various security levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.
Performance will be executed across multiple locations, with initial delivery order activity directed to Huntsville, Alabama. Work areas span research and development, systems engineering, and prototype development across air, missile, space, and cyber domains.
An initial delivery order under SHIELD, valued at five hundred dollars and dated December 29, 2025, was issued to Custom Software Systems, representing the opening gate for task order activity under this vehicle. The contract structure permits FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii) awards to all qualifying responsible sources submitting technically acceptable proposals at fair and reasonable pricing, enabling rapid order issuance across the Department of Defense.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DE476?
HQ085926DE476 was awarded to Custom Software Systems Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE476 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE476 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE476'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 HQ085926DE476?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE476, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE476?
HQ085926DE476 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE476 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE476 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE476 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE476 was full and open competition.
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