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
- HQ085926DF641
- Awardee
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Trace Systems Inc. UEI EEL5LCLB97W5
- Awarding agency
-
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
The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract to Trace Systems Inc. with a $151 billion ceiling on December 29, 2025, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract extends through December 28, 2035.
SHIELD procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work areas span research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and other advanced aerial attacks.
The procurement utilized full and open competition with no set-aside designation under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii), awarding to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing. Individual task and delivery orders will use various contract types and may be issued at multiple classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The vehicle leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures across both classified and unclassified programs.
Place of performance includes Huntsville, Alabama. Trace Systems Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, holds position as one awardee among multiple winners. A $500 firm-fixed-price initial delivery order was issued on December 29, 2025, for SHIELD activation support 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 HQ085926DF641?
HQ085926DF641 was awarded to Trace Systems Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF641 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF641 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF641'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 HQ085926DF641?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF641, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF641?
HQ085926DF641 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF641 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF641 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF641 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF641 was full and open competition.
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