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
- HQ085926DE832
- Awardee
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Varda Space Industries, Inc. UEI J3R2KNLS7GE4
- 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
Varda Space Industries, Inc., a small business aerospace manufacturer based in El Segundo, California, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance through December 28, 2035. This contract, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle structured to support national defense objectives across research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, and test and evaluation activities. The contract employs full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing the government to issue multiple task and delivery orders across various contract types and classification levels to support both classified and unclassified defense programs.
The SHIELD contract procurement focuses on acquiring advanced, multi-domain defense system capabilities to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. Work areas encompass air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat mitigation across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, leveraging disruptive technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Under this IDIQ vehicle, the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities will issue individual task and delivery orders with varying contract types and pricing arrangements. A delivery order was issued on December 29, 2025, to Varda Space Industries with a ceiling value of $500 (firm fixed price) for the SHIELD Initial Order, with performance in Huntsville, Alabama, demonstrating the contract's structure to support rapid order issuance across multiple technical and geographic locations.
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 HQ085926DE832?
HQ085926DE832 was awarded to Varda Space Industries, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE832 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE832 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE832'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 HQ085926DE832?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE832, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE832?
HQ085926DE832 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE832 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE832 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE832 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE832 was full and open competition.
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