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
- HQ085926DF242
- Awardee
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Highlight Technologies, LLC UEI C2MSYQALD3E4
- 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
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
Highlight Technologies, Inc., a small business IT services provider, has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, and was awarded on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside designation applied. The SHIELD contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization efforts for advanced defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. Work encompasses ballistic missile, hypersonic missile, and cruise missile defense capabilities, along with support for disruptive technologies, cybersecurity initiatives, and modernization efforts leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital engineering approaches.
The initial task order issued under the SHIELD contract is valued at $500 and is classified as a Delivery Order with Firm Fixed Price terms, with place of performance designated as Huntsville, Alabama. This inaugural order, awarded coincident with the master contract on December 29, 2025, initiates work under what the government structured as a full and open competition multiple award vehicle intended to enable rapid task order issuance across the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities. The contract is designed to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and NAICS codes, with individual task orders potentially issued at varying classification levels. Highlight Technologies' selection as an awardee positions the firm to compete for substantial follow-on task order work within this enterprise-level contracting mechanism supporting the nation's layered homeland and deployed force defense requirements.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scalable homeland innovative enterprise layered defense (shield) initial order. | Missile Defense Agency | $500 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DF242?
HQ085926DF242 was awarded to Highlight Technologies, LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF242 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF242 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF242'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 HQ085926DF242?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF242, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF242?
HQ085926DF242 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF242 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF242 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF242 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF242 was full and open competition.
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