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
- HQ085926DF739
- Awardee
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Darkstar Intelligence, LLC UEI PE1MGSHYH1S3
- 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 Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Darkstar Intelligence, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract has a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year investment in multi-domain defense capabilities. Darkstar Intelligence will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities to support the Missile Defense Agency's objectives, with work performed in Huntsville, Alabama. The contractor was selected through full and open competition with no set-asides, demonstrating responsibility, technical acceptability, and fair and reasonable pricing as evaluation criteria.
The SHIELD IDIQ contract 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. Scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The contract will support protection against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks across all phases of flight through multiple layered defense approaches. Work will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with the contract structure accommodating both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. Individual task orders will utilize various contract types, with the initial delivery order to Darkstar Intelligence valued at five hundred dollars on a firm fixed-price basis.
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 HQ085926DF739?
HQ085926DF739 was awarded to Darkstar Intelligence, LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF739 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF739 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF739'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 HQ085926DF739?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF739, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF739?
HQ085926DF739 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF739 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF739 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF739 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF739 was full and open competition.
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