SHIELD
| RFP Description | This contract will support national defense objectives by ensuring continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats originating from any vector – land, sea, air, space, or cyberspace. This effort supports services and supplies of both classified and unclassified programs on multiple security domains. |
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| Title | Missile Defense Agency (MDA) SHIELD Multiple Award IDIQ Contract |
| Solicitation # | HQ085925RE001 View RFP |
| Due Date | October 16, 2025 |
| Contract Type | Multiple Agency Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) |
| Issuing Agency | Department of Defense (DOD) |
| Requirements | The Offeror shall provide experience in a minimum of two, but no more than three of the work areas. The experience should be at the prime level. If the Offeror does not submit experience in a minimum of two work areas where it was the Prime, it may provide experience at the subcontractor level. In the event a Small Business Offeror cannot provide experience in a minimum of two work areas, in accordance with 13 CFR 125.2(g), the Agency will consider the corporate experience of first tier subcontractors proposed as part of a prime's team as the corporate experience of the prime when the following conditions are met: (1) the prime offeror is a small businessSmall business offerors seeking to rely on the experience of their small business first-tier subs under 13 CFR 125.2(g) should include a statement to that effect in their proposal and identify the small business first-tier subcontractors they want the Agency to consider |
| Awards | The Government plans to make an award to each qualified Offeror. All Qualifying Offerors that meet or exceed the qualification threshold will be awarded. |
| Contract Period | 10 year IDIQ |
| Max Contract Ceiling | $151B |
| NAICS Code | 541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) OTHER NAICS Codes |
| Scope of Work | Science and Technology (S&T) Research and Development (R&D) Prototyping Studies, Demonstrations, Testing of Prototypes Disruptive Technologies Experimentation Architecture Development Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Systems Engineering Weapon Design and Development Integration and Assembly Production and Fielding Test and Evaluation (T&E) Operation and Sustainment Modernization Hardware and Software Modifications Data Mining/Collection/Analysis Minor Facilities Engineering/Construction Cybersecurity |
| Proposal Volumes | Volume 1 - Administrative Submissions Volume 2 - Technical |
| Evaluation Factors | Past Performance is Key A qualifying Offeror is an Offeror that is determined to be a responsible source, submits a technically acceptable proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation, and the Contracting Officer "has no reason to believe" would be likely to offer other than fair and reasonable pricing. The Contracting Officer shall consider price or cost as one of the factors in the selection decision for each order under the multiple award contract (MAC), in accordance with (IAW) FAR 16.505(b)(1)(ii). The Government technical evaluation team will evaluate Corporate Experience and assign ratings of ACCEPTABLE or UNACCEPTABLE. An unacceptable technical rating will result in offerors being ineligible for award. |


