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
- HQ085926DE811
- Awardee
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Cherokee Analytics, L.L.C. UEI XELNT7YM8DT1
- 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
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Cherokee Analytics, L.L.C. (UEI: XELNT7YM8DT1) on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This defense contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance consisting of a base ordering period and optional ordering periods. The procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, and the contractor is responsible for providing all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance. The initial task order, valued at $500 under a Firm Fixed Price contract type, was awarded with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama.
The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract 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. The procurement supports continuous, layered protection against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks across all phases of flight. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and potentially issuing orders at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.
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 HQ085926DE811?
HQ085926DE811 was awarded to Cherokee Analytics, L.L.C. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE811 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE811 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE811'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 HQ085926DE811?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE811, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE811?
HQ085926DE811 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE811 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE811 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE811 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE811 was full and open competition.
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