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.
Ended Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HQ085926DG449
- Awardee
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Pytho Ai Inc. UEI QHCZJTL4RED3
- 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
- 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
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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 Pytho Ai Inc., a veteran-owned small business, on December 29, 2025, with a $151 billion ceiling under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract operates under full and open competition with no set-aside restrictions and establishes a ten-year vehicle for research, development, prototyping, systems engineering, and modernization across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains.
The SHIELD IDIQ supports detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of threats to the U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. Work encompasses disruptive technologies, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances, leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.
Period of performance runs through December 29, 2035, structured as a base ordering period with one or more optional ordering periods. The government intends to award to all qualifying, responsible offerors who submit technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing under FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii).
Pytho Ai has issued one delivery order under SHIELD to date: a firm fixed-price task order awarded December 29, 2025, with a $500 ceiling and performance through December 28, 2035, 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 HQ085926DG449?
HQ085926DG449 was awarded to Pytho Ai Inc. by Missile Defense Agency (Department of Defense) on December 29, 2025.
How much is contract HQ085926DG449 worth?
Orders under HQ085926DG449 have obligated $500. HQ085926DG449'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 HQ085926DG449?
1 order has been placed under HQ085926DG449, the latest on December 29, 2025.
Who can order from contract HQ085926DG449?
HQ085926DG449 is a multiple award indefinite delivery contract. Defense agencies can place orders on it.
Is contract HQ085926DG449 part of a contract vehicle?
Yes. HQ085926DG449 is part of Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
Was contract HQ085926DG449 competed?
The extent of competition for HQ085926DG449 was full and open competition.
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