Delivery Order DTRA0103D0014-0029

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The $19,700,579.07 contract is for "HIGH ALTITUDE EXO-ATMOSPHERIC (HIEX)" and "HIGH ALTITUDE EXO-ATMOSPHERE" services, and has an ultimate completion date of December 2, 2025. This award is under DTRA's Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction R&D...

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was awarded a $19.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) on May 14, 2018, for the Test and Analysis for Low-Altitude Nuclear Effects (TALANE) program. The contract, which concluded on May 15, 2022, supports DTRA's mission to reduce threats posed by weapons of mass destruction by improving the ability to predict combined effects of nuclear air blast, thermal,...

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), a global research and engineering company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The contract, valued at $3,882,351.23, is for the development of the Comprehensive Atmospheric Nuclear Environment Standard (CANES), which establishes military standards for assessing system vulnerability to endo/exo-atmospheric nuclear environments. The contract is a...

The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded a $20.8M definitive cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to Fisica Applied Technologies, Inc. to purchase nuclear effect test capabilities modernization prompt gamma simulator equipment. Fisica Applied Technologies, a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies specializing in advanced radiation technology and defense research solutions, was selected as the prime contractor with performance occurring in San Leandro, California. The contract was awarded on October...

L3Harris Applied Technologies, Inc. was awarded a firm fixed price delivery order contract valued at $10,249,789 by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to provide services under the Nuclear Weapon Effects Simulator Program. As prime contractor, L3Harris will draw on its expertise in advanced defense technologies to deliver simulation and testing capabilities without utilizing a set-aside designation. The place of performance will be in San Leandro, California. L3Harris' parent company,...

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.23 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Antares Nuclear, Inc., a small disadvantaged business headquartered in Torrance, California, for the development of a space-based neutral particle beam system. As a total small business set-aside, this firm fixed-price purchase order is scheduled for completion by June 16, 2027, with performance taking place in Torrance, California. The contract represents the continuation...

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been awarded a delivery order valued at $16.0 million under the Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction 2024–2029 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. The award, issued on November 20, 2025, supports the High Altitude Explosions (HI-EX) HANE program with a completion deadline of November 19, 2029. The contract employs cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing and will be performed in Albuquerque,...

This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center to Uchicago Argonne, LLC to investigate electron screened, enhanced nuclear reactions by irradiating high density deuterated materials using electron linac generated bremsstrahlung gamma rays. The $510,000.00 contract has two phases: (1) hardware preparation and feasibility assessments, and (2) exposures of candidate materials and reporting. The goal is to conclusively determine if...

The Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command awarded a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order contract to Sound & Sea Technology, Inc., a Woman Owned Small Business, for HIGH ALTITUDE ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (HEMP) TARGET ANALYSIS. The contract, which has a potential value of $221,515.82, was awarded on June 5, 2018 and is set to be completed by September 30, 2019. This work is being conducted under the larger Ocean Engineering Services 2014-2018 (OESS) Indefinite...

This is a delivery order contract awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to L3Harris Applied Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. The contract is for nuclear weapon effects testing, engineering, planning, and execution services. The contract has a ceiling value of $96,600.00 and a period of performance ending on December 31, 2007. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. L3Harris Applied Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of goods that...