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
- HQ085926DE576
- Awardee
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Purdue University UEI YRXVL4JYCEF5
- 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 has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Purdue University with a ceiling value of $151 billion for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. Awarded December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, this contract represents a ten-year procurement vehicle structured to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts for an advanced, multi-domain defense system. The contract encompasses work across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains, with capabilities designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and allows multiple contract types and pricing structures, including both classified and unclassified programs, enabling MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under this flexible contract mechanism. As a prominent research institution with extensive experience in defense and advanced technology research, Purdue University demonstrates the technical and organizational capacity to execute complex federal research initiatives in support of national defense priorities.
Under this IDIQ vehicle, individual task orders and delivery orders will be issued by the government to direct funding toward discrete defense objectives. The initial task order awarded to Purdue University under the SHIELD contract is a delivery order for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Initial Order, valued at five hundred dollars and issued as a firm fixed price contract, with performance location in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract structure provides the government with procurement flexibility to leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures across multiple security classification levels, accommodating both the exploratory research and operational requirements characteristic of comprehensive homeland defense modernization initiatives.
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 HQ085926DE576?
HQ085926DE576 was awarded to Purdue University by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE576 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE576 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE576'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 HQ085926DE576?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE576, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE576?
HQ085926DE576 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE576 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE576 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE576 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE576 was full and open competition.
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