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
- HQ085926DF016
- Awardee
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Caelum Research Corporation UEI WEHJBK4MXSN8
- 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
-
- 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 Caelum Research Corporation on December 29, 2025, with a $151 billion ceiling and a 10-year performance window through December 28, 2035. This is a full-and-open competition vehicle with no set-asides. Caelum Research Corporation is a Women-Owned Small Business.
Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama, with work encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and cybersecurity modernization across multi-domain defense (air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats).
The SHIELD IDIQ was initiated through a pre-solicitation notice posted May 21, 2025 (due September 15, 2025), with the final RFP released in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. The contract supports detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends from ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles, and advanced aerial attacks. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and may require security clearances, with the vehicle structured to support both classified and unclassified programs.
An initial delivery order under SHIELD was issued on December 29, 2025, for $500 (firm-fixed-price, performance at Huntsville, Alabama), establishing the delivery mechanism for subsequent task orders. This represents Caelum's entry into a strategic defense-architecture procurement at the portfolio level.
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 HQ085926DF016?
HQ085926DF016 was awarded to Caelum Research Corporation by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF016 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF016 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF016'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 HQ085926DF016?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF016, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF016?
HQ085926DF016 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF016 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF016 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF016 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF016 was full and open competition.
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