Adversarial assessments support services

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Contract number
HDTRA123F0037
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$69,058,285

Award facts

Opportunity
  • HDTRA123R0009 Solicitation number
Contract value 53% obligated
  • $96,433,489.00 Current, with exercised options
  • $129,516,927.00 Potential, with all options
Completion date 71% complete
  • Current, with exercised options
  • Potential, with all options
Contracting staff
NAICS code
541330 Engineering Services
Set-aside
No set-aside
Competition
Full and Open Competition · 3 offers Multiple Award, Fair Opportunity
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, USA

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00022 $5,753,056
Funding Only Action P00021 $27,736
Funding Only Action P00020 $3,979,855
Other Administrative Action P00019 $0
Exercise an Option P00018 $1,722,105
Funding Only Action P00017 $2,741,731
Funding Only Action P00016 $2,349,292
Funding Only Action P00015 $1,807,779
Funding Only Action P00014 $5,996,743
Funding Only Action P00013 · Red team assessment support for nuclear enterprise support directorate mission assurance department $4,236,286
Funding Only Action P00012 $1,700,000
Other Administrative Action P00011 · Defense threat reduction agency adversarial assessment support $0
Funding Only Action P00010 $1,037,353
Exercise an Option P00009 · Defense threat reduction agency adversarial assessments support $1,562,647
Funding Only Action P00008 $2,952,898
Funding Only Action P00007 $4,462,235
Funding Only Action P00006 -$177,466
Other Administrative Action P00005 · Adversarial assessment support services $0
Funding Only Action P00004 · Defense threat reduction agency nuclear enterprise mission assurance directorate adversarial assessment support services. $4,799,980
Exercise an Option P00003 · Support with adversarial assessments $10,422,310
Funding Only Action P00002 · Mission assurance red team ground support $800,000
Funding Only Action P00001 · Adversarial assessments $6,660,464
Original award $6,223,283
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About this award

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued a $129.5 million delivery order to Applied Research Associates, Inc. on April 3, 2023, under the Assessment, Exercise, and Modeling and Simulation Support (AEMSS) indefinite delivery contract for red team adversarial assessments in support of the Nuclear Enterprise Support Directorate's Mission Assurance Department. The order is firm fixed price with an ultimate completion date of April 4, 2028.

Place of performance is Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Applied Research Associates is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, operating through its Corporate/Southwest Division. The company competes full-and-open with no small business set-asides and functions primarily as a prime contractor delivering research, engineering, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, and test and evaluation services across defense and civilian agencies.

Subcontractors include Authentic8, Inc., providing software renewal and secure web isolation capabilities; Carahsoft Technology Corp., delivering IT services; Rmgs Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing personnel and management support; Far Ridgeline Engagements LLC, supplying personnel and materials; Best Buy Co., Inc., furnishing IT equipment; Research Electronics International, L.L.C., providing electronic equipment; and K2 Group, Inc., a SDVOSB delivering personnel and management services.

Service Contract Inventory reporting shows this order has invoiced $1.6 million in FY2023 (14.1 FTEs, 29,336 hours), $3.9 million in FY2024 (32.9 FTEs, 68,374 hours), and $6.6 million in FY2025 (42.5 FTEs, 88,335 hours). Derived government-paid rates increased from $56.02/hr in FY2023 to $74.55/hr in FY2025. In FY2025, two subcontractors performed 21 percent of contractor hours.

Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Authentic8, Inc. ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENTS SUPPORT SERVICES Software renewal. $115,416
Carahsoft Technology Corp ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENT SUPPORT SERVICES IT services required for the project. $31,505
Authentic8, Inc. ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENT SUPPORT SERVICES Licenses and IT services required for the project. $106,650
Rmgs Inc. SUPPORT WITH ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENTS Provide personnel, materials, facilities, and management as required to complete tasks in support of the contract SOW. $1,086,886
Far Ridgeline Engagements LLC SUPPORT WITH ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENTS Provide personnel, materials, facilities, and management as required to complete tasks in support of the contract SOW. $880,768
Best Buy Co., Inc. SUPPORT WITH ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENTS IT equipment required for the project. $66,956
Research Electronics International, L.L.C. SUPPORT WITH ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENTS Electronic equipment required for the project. $39,600
K2 Group, Inc. ADVERSARIAL ASSESSMENTS SUPPORT SERVICES Provide personnel, materials, facilities, and management as required to complete tasks in support of the contract SOW. $18,197,159

Quick answers

Who was awarded contract HDTRA123F0037?

HDTRA123F0037 was awarded to Applied Research Associates, Inc. by Defense Threat Reduction Agency (Department of Defense) on April 3, 2023.

How much is contract HDTRA123F0037 worth?

The government has obligated $69,058,285 on HDTRA123F0037. Its current value, with exercised options, is $96,433,489. Its potential value, with all options, is $129,516,927.

Is contract HDTRA123F0037 an order under another contract?

Yes. HDTRA123F0037 is a delivery order under HDTRA122D0002, an indefinite delivery contract, on Assessment, Exercise, and Modeling and Simulation Support (AEMSS).

Was contract HDTRA123F0037 competed?

The extent of competition for HDTRA123F0037 was full and open competition. The government received 3 offers.

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