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
- HQ085926DG176
- Awardee
-
Cherokee Federal Solutions, L.L.C. UEI KLQWW7AB7288
- Awarding agency
-
Missile Defense Agency
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 1 $500 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
-
- 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
-
- 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 awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery contract to Cherokee Federal Solutions, L.L.C. for $151 billion on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, with performance extending through December 28, 2035. Cherokee Federal Solutions, a tribally-owned 8(a) small disadvantaged business, operates through its Cn3S Division and is a subsidiary of Cherokee Nation Businesses.
The SHIELD IDIQ procures advanced multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, structured to support both classified and unclassified programs at multiple security levels, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
Work is performed across multiple locations with individual task and delivery orders issued at varying classification levels and contract types. An initial delivery order issued December 29, 2025, under firm fixed-price pricing with a ceiling of five hundred dollars, is focused on Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) initial order activities, with place of performance at 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HQ085926DG176?
HQ085926DG176 was awarded to Cherokee Federal Solutions, L.L.C. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DG176 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DG176 have obligated $500. HQ085926DG176'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 HQ085926DG176?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DG176, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DG176?
HQ085926DG176 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DG176 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DG176 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DG176 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DG176 was full and open competition.
On GovTribe
See this IDV's full record
- Every order and transaction
- The awardee's other awards and teaming partners
- Similar IDVs and recompete opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this IDV