Definitive Contract W911QX26CA007
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- The Research Development and Engineering Command issued a delivery order to Applied Research Associates, Inc. on August 6, 2025, for improvements to the Advanced Joint Effectiveness Model (AJEM) simulation, with a ceiling value of $296,334.32. The order is issued under the Analytical Services Associated with Target Descriptions, Vulnerability, Survivability and Kinetic/Non-Kinetic Weapons Effectiveness Studies, Support to Current Operations, and Joint Live Fire (JLF) Program Efforts IDIQ. AJEM...
- The U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command issued a delivery order to Applied Research Associates, Inc. on July 1, 2021, for Advanced Joint Effectiveness Model (AJEM) software development and user assistance, with a ceiling value of $7,436,839.21, under the OASIS indefinite delivery contract. OASIS is a GSA-administered multiple-award IDIQ enabling federal civilian and defense agencies to procure research, engineering, and technical consulting services. Place of performance is...
- The U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, awarded a $13.8 million delivery order to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) on September 15, 2025, for support to the Joint Antiair Combat Effectiveness (J-ACE) Integrated Product Team. The task order, which extends through October 2028, covers sustainment and development activities for the Joint Antiair Model (JAAM) and Endgame Manager (EM) systems—critical analytical tools used in evaluating air defense weapon system...
- This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for $94,960.09. The award provides requirements-based change support for the Advanced Joint Effectiveness Model (AJEM), which is part of the AMSAA Analytical Services indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. ARA is an experienced research and engineering company that serves as a prime contractor and subcontractor on various federal contracts,...
- The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded Applied Research Associates, Inc. a $2.8 million cost plus fixed fee delivery order contract to provide Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM) Weaponeering Software (JWS) services. Applied Research Associates, Inc. will perform this work as the prime contractor under their AMSAA Analytical Services indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. The period of performance is from August 23, 2022 through July 31, 2023, with all work to take...
- The U.S. Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) awarded a $5,514,798.59 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) for analytical services. This is a delivery order under the AMSAA Analytical Services indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract has no set-aside designation. ARA, a global research and engineering company, specializes in providing technical solutions to complex problems for federal agencies, primarily the...
- This is a cost plus incentive delivery order contract awarded to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM). The contract has a ceiling value of $2,865,518.60 and is for JMEMS SPECIAL TASKS with a period of performance through May 31, 2017. The work is being performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ARA is an experienced prime contractor that holds multiple indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts with various...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $811,144.73 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order to Applied Research Associates, Inc. Southwest Division under the AMSAA Analytical Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The order is for analytical services to be performed from April 2020 through June 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Major subcontractors include Coyote Creek Consulting, Inc., Amazon Web Services, Inc., and...
- The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $2,057,325 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to Applied Research Associates, Inc. for analytical services. The contract was awarded under the AMSAA Analytical Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity master contract to provide support at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland from August 2020 through September 2021. Key subcontractors include Scherba Industries, Inc. for...
- This federal contract was awarded by the Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), a Defense agency, to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The $2,223,001.06 contract is for the production of the Joint-Antiair Combat Effectiveness (J-ACE) Version 5.4 of the Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM). ARA will provide software engineering services for the JMEM products as a prime contractor. The contract...
The Department of the Army Research Development and Engineering Command awarded a $5.18 million definitive contract to Applied Research Associates, Inc. for engineering and analysis support for the Advanced Joint Effectiveness Model (AJEM) on March 2, 2026, on a sole-source basis under FAR 13.501 (only one responsible source). The originating solicitation, posted August 15, 2025, describes comprehensive engineering and analysis support for AJEM development and maintenance, including Fast Air Target Encounter Penetration (FATEPEN) and integration of survivability, lethality, and vulnerability techniques with other modeling and simulation applications. Work encompasses requirements gathering, software design and development, test case creation, user documentation, training delivery, and help desk support across multiple programming languages including C, Java, Python, and C++. Place of performance is Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The contract is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of September 1, 2031. NAICS code 541715 (Research and Development in Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) applies.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Advanced Joint Effectiveness Model (AJEM) Software Development Modeling and Simulation Support | W911QX25RA022 | Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground | Pre-Solicitation 1/1 | 8/15/25, 10:34 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $85.1k | 3/2/26 |