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
- HQ085926DF344
- Awardee
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Method Security, Inc. UEI YUTGV449NPA3
- 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 an indefinite-delivery contract to Method Security, Inc., a small business, on January 21, 2026, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, with a $151 billion ceiling and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This is a multiple-award IDIQ issued under full and open competition with no set-aside category.
The SHIELD IDIQ procures research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multi-domain defense systems. The contract covers detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and other advanced aerial attacks. Work leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures at classified and unclassified security levels.
Method Security's place of performance is located at its New York headquarters and a research facility in Mound, Minnesota, with orders directed to subordinate organizations including the Missile Defense Agency office in Huntsville, Alabama. The base ordering period and one or more optional periods extend through December 28, 2035. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types and span multiple NAICS codes.
A $500 initial delivery order under this vehicle was placed on January 21, 2026 with performance at 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 HQ085926DF344?
HQ085926DF344 was awarded to Method Security, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on January 21, 2026.
How much is contract HQ085926DF344 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF344 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF344'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 HQ085926DF344?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF344, the latest on January 21, 2026.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF344?
HQ085926DF344 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF344 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF344 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF344 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF344 was full and open competition.
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