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
- HQ085926DG078
- Awardee
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Exploration Institute LLC UEI DL69HPAHKFG7
- 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 Contract to Exploration Institute LLC on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This is a full-and-open competition vehicle with no set-aside used.
Work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and operational support for advanced multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The contract supports national defense through continuous layered protection against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise, and advanced aerial attacks.
Place of performance is Huntsville, Alabama. The period of performance spans ten years, consisting of 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 may carry different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.
Exploration Institute, a small business headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, specializes in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, spacecraft systems, and cybersecurity research. The initial delivery order under SHIELD, issued on January 21, 2026, carries a five-hundred-dollar ceiling and is firm fixed price.
The SHIELD IDIQ represents Exploration Institute's entry into defense systems contracting at prime scale beyond its prior small-business research program footprint with the Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA.
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 HQ085926DG078?
HQ085926DG078 was awarded to Exploration Institute LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on January 21, 2026.
How much is contract HQ085926DG078 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DG078 have obligated $500. HQ085926DG078'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 HQ085926DG078?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DG078, the latest on January 21, 2026.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DG078?
HQ085926DG078 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DG078 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DG078 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DG078 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DG078 was full and open competition.
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