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
- HQ085926DF448
- Awardee
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Rocket Communications, Inc. UEI M481QF2X37W5
- 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
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Missile Defense Agency awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Rocket Communications, Inc., a SBA-certified women-owned small business, on December 29, 2025, 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 multiple-award IDIQ issued under full and open competition with no set-aside designation.
The contract supports research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat defense domains. Work encompasses detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks against the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with orders issued at various classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.
Place of performance includes Huntsville, Alabama and subordinate locations as determined by individual task and delivery orders. Period of performance runs from December 29, 2025 through December 28, 2035, consisting of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. Individual orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and pricing mechanisms.
An initial delivery order valued at $500 was issued under SHIELD on December 29, 2025, for performance in Huntsville, Alabama, using firm fixed-price pricing.
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 HQ085926DF448?
HQ085926DF448 was awarded to Rocket Communications, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF448 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF448 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF448'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 HQ085926DF448?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF448, the latest on December 18, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF448?
HQ085926DF448 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF448 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF448 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF448 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF448 was full and open competition.
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