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
- HQ085926DF165
- Awardee
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Ensco Inc. UEI DP3FAQE2UGT3
- Awarding agency
-
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 an indefinite-delivery contract to Ensco Inc. on December 29, 2025, as one of multiple awardees under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, with a contract ceiling of $151 billion and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This is a full and open, unrestricted multiple-award IDIQ.
Work under SHIELD encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to support detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners across all flight phases. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
Place of performance includes Huntsville, Alabama and locations supporting both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes.
The initial delivery order under this IDIQ, issued December 29, 2025, carries a firm fixed price of five hundred dollars and is titled "SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER," with performance at Huntsville, Alabama.
The period of performance runs through December 28, 2035, consisting of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. All potential offerors were required to register in SAM.gov to be eligible for contract award; the final RFP was released in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025 following a draft solicitation in late July 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DF165?
HQ085926DF165 was awarded to Ensco Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF165 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF165 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF165'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 HQ085926DF165?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF165, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF165?
HQ085926DF165 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF165 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF165 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF165 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF165 was full and open competition.
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