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
- HQ085926DE858
- Awardee
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Blue Aether Inc. UEI JE7ZPDMVGU16
- Awarding agency
-
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
-
- 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 contract to Blue Aether Inc., a veteran-owned small disadvantaged business, on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and other advanced aerial attacks. Work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. Blue Aether holds small disadvantaged business certification and SBA Certified Veteran-Owned Small Business status through November 9, 2027. The SHIELD program uses full and open competition with no set-asides; the Missile Defense Agency intends to award to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii). Work is performed at multiple locations including Huntsville, Alabama and the vendor's Las Vegas, Nevada facility. The contract supports classified and unclassified programs leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. An initial delivery order valued at $500 was issued to Blue Aether under this IDIQ on December 29, 2025, for the SHIELD initial order, with performance at Huntsville, Alabama.
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 HQ085926DE858?
HQ085926DE858 was awarded to Blue Aether Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE858 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE858 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE858'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 HQ085926DE858?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE858, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE858?
HQ085926DE858 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE858 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE858 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE858 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE858 was full and open competition.
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