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
- HQ085926DG421
- Awardee
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Trident Research, LLC UEI L1UQN3GVVFP1
- 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
-
- 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 an indefinite-delivery contract to Trident Research, LLC on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling of $151 billion through December 28, 2035. This is a multiple-award IDIQ structured to procure research, development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and advanced defense capabilities across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains.
Trident Research is a Hispanic American-owned and minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Austin, Texas. Place of performance includes Huntsville, Alabama, with work supporting national defense objectives against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.
The originating solicitation, posted May 21, 2025 with due date September 15, 2025, utilized full and open competition with no set-aside designations under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii), with intent to award to all qualifying offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals at fair and reasonable pricing. The final RFP was released in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Under this IDIQ, Trident Research received an initial delivery order on January 21, 2026, valued at five hundred dollars, firm fixed price, for performance at Huntsville, Alabama. This vehicle supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
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 HQ085926DG421?
HQ085926DG421 was awarded to Trident Research, LLC by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on January 21, 2026.
How much is contract HQ085926DG421 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DG421 have obligated $500. HQ085926DG421'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 HQ085926DG421?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DG421, the latest on January 21, 2026.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DG421?
HQ085926DG421 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DG421 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DG421 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DG421 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DG421 was full and open competition.
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