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
- HQ085926DF978
- Awardee
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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station UEI QD1MX6N5YTN4
- 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 has awarded a multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract, valued at $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, was awarded on December 29, 2025, without set-aside designation through full and open competition. The SHIELD IDIQ is structured as a comprehensive 10-year contracting vehicle designed to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related efforts across the ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threat spectrum throughout all flight phases.
Work to be performed includes the provision of all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to contract performance, with individual task orders and delivery orders utilizing various contract types and potentially spanning multiple classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The initial delivery order, valued at $500 (firm fixed price), titled "Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Initial Order," was awarded concurrently on December 29, 2025, with place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract vehicle is designed to support both classified and unclassified programs leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders under a single flexible contracting mechanism to meet the nation's multi-layered defense 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 HQ085926DF978?
HQ085926DF978 was awarded to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DF978 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DF978 have obligated $500. HQ085926DF978'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 HQ085926DF978?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DF978, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DF978?
HQ085926DF978 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DF978 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DF978 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DF978 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DF978 was full and open competition.
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