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Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SHIELD Multiple Award IDIQ Contract

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HQ085925RE001Federal

Submission Closed10/16/2025, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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AI Contract Overview

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has established the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to enable the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders through a single, flexible enterprise vehicle. The contract has a proposed 10-year period of performance, consisting of a base ordering period from December 5, 2025, to December 4, 2028, with optional extensions through December 4, 2035. The anticipated maximum value of the vehicle is 151 billion dollars, with individual awards utilizing various contract types across multiple NAICS codes, though the primary solicitation was categorized under NAICS 541715. The MDA utilized a staggered award process to onboard qualifying offerors, announcing three tranches of awards on December 2, December 18, 2025, and January 15, 2026, totaling 2,440 awardees including defense contractors and universities. The evaluation process followed Lowest Price Technically Acceptable principles, focusing on Corporate Experience as the primary factor on an acceptable or unacceptable basis. The broad scope of the IDIQ encompasses 19 general work areas, including Science and Technology, Research and Development, Prototyping, Test and Evaluation, Cybersecurity, and Systems Engineering. The government has transitioned to the ordering phase, where contract holders will compete for specific task and delivery orders, with detailed performance, inspection, and security requirements defined at the individual order level.

General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Contract Value

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

AL, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

PROGRAMMED RESPONSE LLC

Documents

HQ0859-25-R-E001 Attachment L-02 Corporate Experience Template

past-performance

High

HQ085925RE001 Q&A - 20251007

q-and-a

Low

HQ085925RE001 Q&A Dated 20251006

q-and-a

Low

SHIELD Awardees List

award

Low

SHIELD Awardees List - 15 Jan 26

award

Low

SHIELD Awardees List - 18 Dec 25

award

Low

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

9 updates

PhaseAwarded

PostedJul 3

Presolicitation

Notice updatedJul 24

Response deadline added: Aug 1, 2025. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedJul 25

Notice details unchanged. Attachments may have changed.

Notice updatedJul 30

Response deadline changed from Aug 1, 2025 to Aug 9, 2025. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedJul 30

Response deadline changed from Aug 9, 2025 to Aug 12, 2025. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedAug 8

Response deadline changed from Aug 12, 2025 to Aug 19, 2025. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedSep 11

Response deadline changed from Aug 19, 2025 to Sep 15, 2025. The notice description changed.

Type ChangedNov 20

Presolicitation → Solicitation

Notice updatedDec 2

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedDec 18

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedJan 15

The notice description changed.

AwardedJan 21

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

10/16/2025, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Office AddressHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

Contacts

SHIELD IDIQ Team

contact@example.gov

Full Description

Notice of Awards - January 15, 2026

Following the initial tranche of 1,014 awards announced December 2, 2025 and the second tranche of 1,086 awards announced December 18, 2025, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has made an additional 340 awards under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. A list of awardees is attached along with their respective contract number.

Thank you for your continued interest in this acquisition and please continue to follow SAM.gov for more information and future award announcements.

Notice of Awards - December 18, 2025

Following the initial tranche of 1,014 awards announced December 2, 2025, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has made an additional 1,086 awards under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. A list of awardees is attached along with their respective contract number.

In accordance with the solicitation, the Government continues with staggered awards and will work with remaining offerors accordingly. To utilize this critical contract vehicle in an efficient and timely manner, the Government has transitioned to the ordering phase by conducting market research and drafting Fair Opportunity Proposal Requests. Please be advised that contract holders will be contacted for opportunities to compete for task and delivery orders under this IDIQ.

Thank you for your continued interest in this acquisition and please continue to follow SAM.gov for more information and future award announcements.

Notice of Awards - December 2, 2025

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded the first in a series of awards for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. This first phase of staggered awards is to 1,014 qualifying offerors in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. A list of awardees is attached along with their contract number.

In accordance with the solicitation, the Government is making staggered awards prior to closing discussions and/or if any apparent awardees require additional assessment to be deemed responsible. This announcement encompasses the first awards. Awards will continue and orders competitions are not anticipated prior to allowing all offerors in the competitive range an opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions.

Thank you for your continued interest in this acquisition and please continue to follow SAM.gov for more information and future award announcements.

Notice of Competitive Range

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.306(c), the Missile Defense Agency has established the competitive range based on the initial evaluation against the criteria specified in the solicitation. All responsive offerors have been notified of their inclusion or exclusion from the competitive range, via email to the User Email identified in the PIEE proposal submission. If a company did not receive notification of inclusion or exclusion from the competitive range, they were not considered responsive.

No response is required to this notification. Please continue to monitor SAM.gov for updates, future SHIELD On-Ramp opportunities, and other opportunities with MDA. Any SHIELD On-Ramp announcements will be posted via SAM.gov allowing another opportunity to compete for an IDIQ contract.

Thank you for your continued interest in this solicitation.

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This post contains the final responses from the question period that closed on September 15, 2025. All outstanding responses have now been published.

The purpose of this post is to release additional responses associated with the question period that closed 15 September 2025.

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to update the following: (1) the PIEE file size limitation in L-1.3 is updated to 5MB, (2) Small Business Subcontracting Plans in L-2.4 shall use a sample dollar value of $151,000,000,000, and (3) L-3.0 contained a typo. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The solicitation and supporting amendments are posted in PIEE. The solicitation generated considerable interest. The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to update the solicitation based on inquiries from industry. The question period is closed, and the MDA does not intend to initiate a subsequent question period. Offerors are encouraged to carefully review Amendment 0001 and the associated documents in their entirety. Please note, in accordance with FAR 19.102, the solicitation is updated to reflect only one NAICS code, 541715. As a result, several updates have been made to the solicitation. The Offeror?s corporate experience will not be rated unacceptable or considered not responsible for award of the SHIELD IDIQ if this specific NAICS code is not listed in the Offeror?s SAM registration. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announces the release of the Multiple Award Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Request for Proposal (RFP) using a full and open competition. This final RFP supersedes any draft RFP information posted to date. As a long-planned strategy, SHIELD will allow MDA and other DoD entities to rapidly issue orders under one enterprise flexible vehicle. The proposed contract vehicle anticipates a period of performance of 10 years, which will consist of a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods. The anticipated stated maximum value is $151 Billion. Individual order awards will consist of various contract types across various NAICS codes. MDA has created a helpful information resource document to assist potential offerors in developing a responsive proposal. This document addresses common areas of inquiry and provides guidance designed to clarify instructions and facilitate proposal preparation. Potential offerors are encouraged to thoroughly review the information provided in this helpful information resource document and the solicitation/RFP in its entirety. Any questions shall be submitted via a Microsoft Form located at https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/e2y0QrsDUW no later than 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) on 15 September 2025. Offerors shall submit proposals no later than 4:00 p.m. CDT on 16 October 2025.