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
- HQ085926DF766
- Awardee
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Higherechelon, Inc. UEI L6YCF5ND7E55
- 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
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Missile Defense Agency awarded an indefinite-delivery contract to Higherechelon, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, on January 21, 2026, with a contract ceiling of $151 billion and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This is a multiple-award IDIQ with no set-aside restriction.
Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama, with work extending nationwide under the SHIELD program's scope. The originating solicitation, posted May 21, 2025 with final RFP release anticipated in Q4 FY2025, calls for research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization of an advanced multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii), MDA intends to award to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable, fairly priced proposals; all competitors must be registered in SAM.gov.
The period of performance runs ten years from award, with a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and security classification levels. As of January 21, 2026, a firm-fixed-price initial delivery order valued at five hundred dollars was issued under SHIELD for performance 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DF766?
HQ085926DF766 was awarded to Higherechelon, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on January 21, 2026.
How much is contract HQ085926DF766 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF766 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF766'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 HQ085926DF766?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF766, the latest on January 21, 2026.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF766?
HQ085926DF766 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF766 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF766 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF766 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF766 was full and open competition.
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