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
- HQ085926DF965
- Awardee
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Independent Software, Inc. UEI EBAGPMEDUMG3
- Awarding agency
-
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 a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Independent Software, Inc., a Women-Owned Small Business, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a performance period through December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract, awarded December 29, 2025, represents a comprehensive multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support the nation's layered homeland protection strategy. The contract employs full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing all qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards. Under this vehicle, the contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to deliver advanced defense system capabilities.
The SHIELD IDIQ procures an integrated, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats and other advanced aerial attacks. Work scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and digital engineering leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. The contract structure accommodates both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and NAICS codes, with performance primarily located in Huntsville, Alabama. The initial task order issued under the contract, valued at five hundred dollars on a firm fixed price basis, establishes the contract vehicle's operational framework, with individual delivery orders anticipated to follow utilizing various contract types and classification levels as required to support Department of Defense and Missile Defense Agency mission requirements.
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 HQ085926DF965?
HQ085926DF965 was awarded to Independent Software, Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF965 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF965 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF965'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 HQ085926DF965?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF965, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF965?
HQ085926DF965 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF965 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF965 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF965 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF965 was full and open competition.
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