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
- HQ085926DF646
- Awardee
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The University Of Alabama In Huntsville UEI HB6KNGVNJRU1
- 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
The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract to The University of Alabama in Huntsville on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling of $151 billion and a performance period through December 28, 2035. This contract carries no set-aside designation and utilizes full and open competition, with the government intending to award to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals at fair and reasonable pricing under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii).
Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ procures advanced, multi-domain defense capabilities encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. Work spans detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.
The contract supports both classified and unclassified programs and leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and security classification levels, with contracting requiring appropriate facility clearances. An initial delivery order valued at five hundred dollars was issued on December 29, 2025, with place of performance at Huntsville, Alabama, under firm fixed-price terms. All potential offerors must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DF646?
HQ085926DF646 was awarded to The University Of Alabama In Huntsville by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF646 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF646 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF646'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 HQ085926DF646?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF646, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF646?
HQ085926DF646 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF646 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF646 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF646 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF646 was full and open competition.
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