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
- HQ085926DF913
- Awardee
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Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc. UEI MF74GAKADKA7
- 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 9% 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 Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc., with a $151 billion ceiling and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, on December 29, 2025. The contract, titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), carries no set-aside designation and was awarded under full-and-open competition.
Work under SHIELD encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense across all flight phases. The contract supports detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Performance is conducted across multiple security domains, including classified programs requiring appropriate facility clearances.
Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc. is a woman-owned, Hispanic American-owned small business based in Santa Barbara, California. The company delivers space weather modeling, radiation detection, and nuclear effects analysis software and holds core capabilities in radiation hardening technology development, electromagnetic pulse and transient radiation effects analysis, and survivability engineering.
Place of performance for task orders issued under SHIELD includes Huntsville, Alabama. The contract period runs through December 28, 2035. One delivery order has been issued under the IDIQ to date: the SHIELD Initial Order, a firm fixed price delivery order valued at five hundred dollars with a completion date of December 28, 2035, performing in 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DF913?
HQ085926DF913 was awarded to Fifth Gait Technologies, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF913 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF913 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF913'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 HQ085926DF913?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF913, the latest on December 18, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF913?
HQ085926DF913 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF913 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF913 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF913 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF913 was full and open competition.
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