Integration services supporting incremental upgrades, block upgrades, and future generations of MK 18 family of systems unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVS), additional UUVS, and remotely operated…
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- N6600120C0025
- Awardee
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Arete Associates UEI DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
- Awarding agency
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Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $41,620,236
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- N6600120R0025 Solicitation number
- Contract value 96% obligated
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- $42,607,656.84 Current, with exercised options
- $43,240,015.53 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 98% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- 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
- Not Available for Competition · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Place of performance
- Tucson, AZ 85712, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $877,130 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $1,793,216 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $421,429 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $9,793,466 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $9,960,663 | |
| Exercise an Option | $5,936,451 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $3,012,762 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | -$11,431 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Additional Work (new agreement, FAR part 6 applies) | $91,411 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,818,512 | |
| Funding Only Action | $1,041,133 | |
| Original award | $6,885,495 |
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About this award
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command awarded a $43.24 million definitive contract to Arete Associates, a small business, for integration services supporting incremental upgrades, block upgrades, and future generations of MK 18 family unmanned underwater vehicles, additional UUVs, and remotely operated vehicles on August 24, 2020, under cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing. The contract represents a period-of-performance extension for continued sustainment work.
Place of performance is Tucson, Arizona. The originating solicitation calls for integration services across the full lifecycle of the MK 18 family of systems, encompassing incremental block upgrades and next-generation vehicle development alongside ongoing depot maintenance and sustainment. The contract ceiling is $43.24 million with an ultimate completion date of December 30, 2026.
Arete Associates is a small-business advanced science and engineering firm headquartered in Northridge, California, specializing in laser systems, infrared and electro-optical sensors, and autonomous systems for defense applications. The company holds substantial prior experience with Naval Sea Systems Command and the Office of Naval Research across maritime sensing, space domain awareness, and unmanned platform programs.
Subcontractors supporting MK 18 integration and sustainment include Qmac-Quality Machining Inc. (a small disadvantaged business providing machined hull sections, stainless steel blocks, projector shells, and hydrophone components), Ideal Instrument Co, Inc. (custom foam and machined components for the Advanced Sensor Package depot maintenance program), and Neil Brown Ocean Sensors, Incorporated (oceanographic sensor deliverables). Additional material suppliers include CTS Advanced Materials for active rings, Diab Americas for buoyancy foam, E.s.a.m., Inc. for cable assemblies, Xlr8 EMS for circuit card assemblies, and Standex Electronics for transformer assemblies.
Description
Integration services supporting incremental upgrades, block upgrades, and future generations of MK 18 family of systems unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVS), additional UUVS, and remotely operated vehicles
Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Qmac-Quality Machining Inc. | $11,325 | |
| Ideal Instrument Co, Inc. | $267,520 | |
| Neil Brown Ocean Sensors, Incorporated | $88,960 | |
| CTS Advanced Materials, LLC | $627,341 | |
| Diab Americas LP | $30,418 | |
| Pierce-Roberts Rubber Company | $33,643 | |
| E.s.a.m., Inc. | $59,531 | |
| Ideal Instrument Co, Inc. | $241,250 | |
| Qmac-Quality Machining Inc. | $49,534 | |
| E.s.a.m., Inc. | $65,592 | |
| E.s.a.m., Inc. | $62,807 | |
| Standex Electronics Inc. | $115,325 | |
| Xlr8 Ems, LLC | $1,660 | |
| Apct, Inc. | $63,872 | |
| Xlr8 Ems, LLC | $160,583 | |
| CTS Advanced Materials, LLC | $623,508 | |
| Xlr8 Ems, LLC | $75,058 | |
| CTS Advanced Materials, LLC | $350,954 | |
| Xlr8 Ems, LLC | $60,323 | |
| Xlr8 Ems, LLC | $203,024 |
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract N6600120C0025?
N6600120C0025 was awarded to Arete Associates by Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (Department of the Navy) on August 24, 2020.
How much is contract N6600120C0025 worth?
The government has obligated $41,620,236 on N6600120C0025. Its current value, with exercised options, is $42,607,657. Its potential value, with all options, is $43,240,016.
Was contract N6600120C0025 competed?
The extent of competition for N6600120C0025 was not available for competition. The government received 1 offer.
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