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
- HQ085926DF651
- Awardee
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University Of Dayton UEI V62NC51F7YV1
- 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 7% 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 a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to University of Dayton Research Institute Division on January 21, 2026, with a $151 billion ceiling and performance through December 28, 2035.
The contract, titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), carries no set-aside designation and employs full and open competition. Performance occurs at Huntsville, Alabama, with work spanning research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization. The SHIELD IDIQ supports national defense objectives by providing multi-domain defense capabilities—detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains throughout all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as advanced aerial attacks.
Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types and span multiple NAICS codes. The vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
University of Dayton Research Institute Division, a non-profit research organization, holds a premier position across federal indefinite-delivery vehicles. The first delivery order under this IDIQ—the SHIELD Initial Order, awarded January 21, 2026, for $500—was issued by the Missile Defense Agency with performance at Huntsville, Alabama, under firm fixed-price pricing and completion by December 28, 2035.
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 HQ085926DF651?
HQ085926DF651 was awarded to University Of Dayton by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on January 21, 2026.
How much is contract HQ085926DF651 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF651 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF651'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 HQ085926DF651?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF651, the latest on January 21, 2026.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF651?
HQ085926DF651 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF651 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF651 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF651 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF651 was full and open competition.
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