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
- HQ085926DE867
- Awardee
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Vertekal LLC UEI KE6HZTHRAJY7
- Awarding agency
-
Missile Defense Agency
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 1 $500 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- 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
- 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 Contract to Vertekal LLC on December 29, 2025, with a $151 billion ceiling through December 28, 2035, to support the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. Vertekal is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business.
The IDIQ procures research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, test and evaluation, and cybersecurity across multi-domain defense, including detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Work encompasses disruptive technologies and modernization efforts across all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and other advanced aerial attacks.
Performance occurs at Huntsville, Alabama. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and allows MDA and other Department of Defense entities to issue task and delivery orders under a flexible mechanism supporting both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains.
Period of performance runs through December 28, 2035, with individual orders utilizing various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
Vertekal received an initial $500 minimum guarantee task order on December 29, 2025, for SHIELD work, awarded on a firm fixed-price basis.
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 HQ085926DE867?
HQ085926DE867 was awarded to Vertekal LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE867 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE867 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE867'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 HQ085926DE867?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE867, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE867?
HQ085926DE867 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE867 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE867 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE867 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE867 was full and open competition.
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