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
- HQ085926DF452
- Awardee
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Ripple Effect Communications, Inc. UEI NNQUYPRG4KD5
- 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
Ripple Effect Communications, Inc., a Woman-Owned Small Business headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This full and open competition contract, utilizing no set-aside designations, establishes a flexible contracting vehicle enabling the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract encompasses a comprehensive range of defense capabilities including research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts directed at multi-domain threat detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains.
The SHIELD IDIQ contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs requiring various security facility clearances and leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Work will be performed across multiple locations, with the initial task order issued to Ripple Effect on December 29, 2025, valued at $500 for the SHIELD Initial Order with performance in Huntsville, Alabama, under a Firm Fixed Price delivery order structure. The contract represents a significant long-term strategic investment in homeland defense capabilities, providing the government with a unified contracting mechanism to address continuous, layered protection requirements against advanced aerial, ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners throughout the ten-year period of performance.
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 HQ085926DF452?
HQ085926DF452 was awarded to Ripple Effect Communications, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF452 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF452 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF452'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 HQ085926DF452?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF452, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF452?
HQ085926DF452 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF452 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF452 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF452 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF452 was full and open competition.
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