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
- HQ085926DE538
- Awardee
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Lightgrid LLC UEI F47XKV1VY633
- 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 Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Lightgrid LLC and other qualifying contractors valued at $151 billion through December 28, 2035. The contract, titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), was awarded on December 29, 2025, with no small business set-asides employed. This defense-focused vehicle supports the procurement of an advanced, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The scope encompasses 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, including protection against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles throughout all flight phases. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
Lightgrid LLC, a HUBZone-certified small business headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, received an initial delivery order under the SHIELD IDIQ with a $500 firm fixed price award on December 29, 2025, for performance through December 28, 2035, with place of performance in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The delivery order represents the initial minimum guarantee task order establishing Lightgrid's position on this enterprise-wide contracting vehicle. As a small business specializing in information technology, telecommunications, and project management services to federal defense agencies, Lightgrid is positioned to pursue future task orders for technology infrastructure, systems engineering, and defense modernization support across the multi-year ordering period. The SHIELD IDIQ structure enables the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders for defense capabilities without requiring additional competitive solicitations for individual task orders, provided offerors meet responsibility and technical acceptability standards established in the base contract agreement.
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 HQ085926DE538?
HQ085926DE538 was awarded to Lightgrid LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE538 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE538 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE538'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 HQ085926DE538?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE538, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE538?
HQ085926DE538 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE538 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE538 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE538 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE538 was full and open competition.
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