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
- HQ085926DF107
- Awardee
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Cognitive Space, Inc. UEI V4LVMKMW74B3
- 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 9% 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
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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 Missile Defense Agency awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Cognitive Space, Inc. on Dec 2, 2025 for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, a multiple-award vehicle with a $151 billion ceiling and no set-aside. The contract runs through Dec 28, 2035, covering a 10-year period of performance with a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. The procurement used full and open competition, and the originating pre-solicitation, posted May 21, 2025 with responses due Sep 15, 2025, stated the government intended to award to all qualifying offerors that are responsible, submit technically acceptable proposals, and offer fair and reasonable pricing under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii).
The vehicle targets an advanced, multi-domain defense system to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. Protection spans air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and other advanced aerial attacks. Work areas include research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization. The vehicle supports classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, and orders are structured for different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The notice identifies no incumbent contractors.
The prime, Cognitive Space, Inc., is a Houston, Texas-based small business. The only order issued under this IDIQ to date is the initial SHIELD delivery order, a firm-fixed-price action awarded Dec 29, 2025 with a $500 ceiling and 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 |
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DF107?
HQ085926DF107 was awarded to Cognitive Space, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 2, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF107 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF107 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF107'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 HQ085926DF107?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF107, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF107?
HQ085926DF107 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF107 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF107 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF107 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF107 was full and open competition.
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