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
- HQ085926DF003
- Awardee
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Bigbear.ai Federal, LLC UEI HAVJMX6JABV5
- 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
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract to Bigbear.ai Federal, LLC with a $151 billion ceiling on December 29, 2025, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program.
The 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. Work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and other advanced aerial attacks. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and awards to all qualifying offerors who submit technically acceptable proposals at fair and reasonable pricing under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii).
Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama. The period of performance extends through December 28, 2035, with base and optional ordering periods. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances, supporting both classified and unclassified programs leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
An initial delivery order under SHIELD was issued to Bigbear.ai Federal on December 29, 2025, with a $500 ceiling, firm fixed price, for place of 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 HQ085926DF003?
HQ085926DF003 was awarded to Bigbear.ai Federal, LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF003 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF003 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF003'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 HQ085926DF003?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF003, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF003?
HQ085926DF003 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF003 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF003 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF003 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF003 was full and open competition.
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