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
- HQ085926DE841
- Awardee
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Tactware Inc. UEI ZUWDYCN4X9B3
- 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 (MDA) awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Tactware Inc., a Small Business Administration-certified Women-Owned Small Business, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contracting vehicle. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, and was awarded on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside restrictions. The SHIELD IDIQ represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement mechanism designed to support the nation's layered homeland defense requirements by enabling rapid task order issuance across multiple operational and development areas. Performance will be conducted at the MDA's facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
Under this contract, Tactware will provide systems engineering, computer resource engineering, research and development, prototyping, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization support for an advanced defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The procurement encompasses ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense capabilities utilizing disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The initial delivery order, issued December 29, 2025, for the SHIELD program was valued at five hundred dollars on a firm fixed price basis, with additional task orders anticipated to follow under the IDIQ structure to support both classified and unclassified defense programs at varying security classification levels.
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 HQ085926DE841?
HQ085926DE841 was awarded to Tactware Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE841 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE841 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE841'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 HQ085926DE841?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE841, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE841?
HQ085926DE841 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE841 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE841 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE841 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE841 was full and open competition.
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