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
- HQ085926DE783
- Awardee
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Stephenson Stellar Corporation UEI NV8KK5L2AF44
- 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
- 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 contract to Stephenson Stellar Corporation on December 29, 2025, with a $151 billion ceiling and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The contract, titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), procures research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and cybersecurity modernization capabilities across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains.
Stephenson Stellar, a nonprofit defense and space manufacturing specialist based in Shreveport, Louisiana, competes under full and open competition with no set-aside designation. Performance occurs at locations including Huntsville, Alabama, with work supporting detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and advanced aerial attacks. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and open systems architectures.
An initial delivery order under SHIELD, awarded on the same date and carrying a $500 firm-fixed-price ceiling, is performing at Huntsville, Alabama. The originating pre-solicitation, posted May 21, 2025, with a September 15, 2025 due date, established that MDA intends to award to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing. The multiple-award structure allows MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders under one flexible contracting mechanism through the full 10-year period of performance.
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 HQ085926DE783?
HQ085926DE783 was awarded to Stephenson Stellar Corporation by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE783 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE783 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE783'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 HQ085926DE783?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE783, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE783?
HQ085926DE783 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE783 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE783 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE783 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE783 was full and open competition.
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