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
- HQ085926DG244
- Awardee
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Cherokee Nation Defense Solutions LLC UEI CVEMGYV2YJW1 Part of Cherokee Nation
- 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
- 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
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract to Cherokee Nation Defense Solutions LLC on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling of $151 billion and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. Cherokee Nation Defense Solutions is an SBA-certified 8(a) tribally owned small disadvantaged business.
The SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) program procures 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 friends across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles and other advanced aerial attacks. Work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains.
Place of performance includes Huntsville, Alabama. The base ordering period plus one or more optional ordering periods comprise the ten-year period of performance. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and may require facility clearances commensurate with classification levels.
The pre-solicitation was posted May 21, 2025, with the final RFP released in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 under full and open competition. All qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing are eligible for award. One initial firm fixed-price delivery order valued at five hundred dollars was issued on December 29, 2025, with place of performance 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 HQ085926DG244?
HQ085926DG244 was awarded to Cherokee Nation Defense Solutions LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DG244 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DG244 have obligated $500. HQ085926DG244'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 HQ085926DG244?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DG244, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DG244?
HQ085926DG244 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DG244 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DG244 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DG244 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DG244 was full and open competition.
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