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
- HQ085926DE957
- Awardee
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Avaparai Joint Venture UEI GXE6N4DJAHL6
- 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
The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) is a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract issued by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), a defense component of the U.S. Department of Defense, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract vehicle was awarded on December 29, 2025, without set-aside designations, allowing full and open competition among all qualifying contractors deemed responsible sources with technically acceptable and fairly priced proposals. The contract is structured to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations.
The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract framework is designed to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders issued under the SHIELD IDIQ will utilize various contract types and pricing mechanisms across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with performance potentially occurring at multiple locations and classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. An initial delivery order with a ceiling value of $500, designated the SHIELD Initial Order and utilizing firm fixed price pricing, was issued on December 29, 2025, with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama.
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 HQ085926DE957?
HQ085926DE957 was awarded to Avaparai Joint Venture by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DE957 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DE957 have obligated $500. HQ085926DE957'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 HQ085926DE957?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DE957, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DE957?
HQ085926DE957 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DE957 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DE957 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DE957 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DE957 was full and open competition.
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