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
- HQ085926DF193
- Awardee
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ECS Riptide Ventures, LLC UEI TXCRCNM46AG7
- 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
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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 ECS Riptide Ventures, LLC on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling of $151 billion and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and cybersecurity across multi-domain defense capabilities.
ECS Riptide Ventures, LLC is a small business. The contract operates under full-and-open competition with no set-aside designation, with the government intending to award to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources submitting technically acceptable proposals at fair and reasonable pricing.
Place of performance for issued orders is Huntsville, Alabama. The originating solicitation released a draft in late July 2025 with the final RFP anticipated in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. The SHIELD IDIQ is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks.
Recent task-order activity under this IDIQ includes a $500 delivery order issued by the Missile Defense Agency on January 21, 2026, for initial SHIELD program work performed on a firm-fixed-price basis. Orders utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes, with individual task and delivery orders potentially issued at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.
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 HQ085926DF193?
HQ085926DF193 was awarded to ECS Riptide Ventures, LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on January 21, 2026.
How much is contract HQ085926DF193 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF193 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF193'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 HQ085926DF193?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF193, the latest on January 21, 2026.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF193?
HQ085926DF193 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF193 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF193 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF193 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF193 was full and open competition.
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