Definitive Contract N0002416C4019

This federal contract award was made by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to Applied Research In Acoustics LLC (Aria), a small business research and development firm. The $1,498,972.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is for Phase II research under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The work supports the Space Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High), a major defense acquisition program managed by the Department of Defense. Aria will provide research, engineering services, and prototype development related to underwater acoustics, sonar systems, acoustic propagation modeling, artificial intelligence, and naval technologies. The contract has a performance period from January 2016 to January 2019. This award is associated with the broader SBIRS High program, which has seen contract values ranging from $99,936 to $1.87 billion for various research, development, and support efforts awarded to both large and small businesses.