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
- HQ085926DF829
- Awardee
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Purple Rhombus, Inc. UEI UMZAU6EM34T4
- 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
- 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 has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Purple Rhombus LLC and other qualifying contractors under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, with a ceiling value of $151 billion over a 10-year period extending through December 28, 2035. This full and open competition contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside designations, establishes a flexible contracting vehicle enabling the agency to rapidly issue task orders for advanced multi-domain defense system development and sustainment. The contract requires the prime contractor to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities to support research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts focused on detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats throughout all phases of flight.
Purple Rhombus LLC, a small business entity based in Austin, Texas, received an initial delivery order valued at five hundred dollars with a firm fixed price arrangement for performance in Huntsville, Alabama. The SHIELD contract structure is designed 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. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and may require appropriate facility clearances depending on classification levels, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a comprehensive contracting solution supporting the nation's layered defense requirements against emerging threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners.
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 HQ085926DF829?
HQ085926DF829 was awarded to Purple Rhombus, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF829 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF829 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF829'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 HQ085926DF829?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF829, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF829?
HQ085926DF829 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF829 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF829 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF829 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF829 was full and open competition.
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