Purchase Order HDTRA226PE004
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- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded a $173,931 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Arete Associates, a Northridge, California-based advanced science and engineering firm specializing in sensing solutions for national security applications. Under this total small business set-aside, Arete will develop a handheld instrument capable of detecting and identifying materials within sealed containers from a standoff distance, with work to be performed at...
- This is a $154,990.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to Arete Associates, an advanced science and engineering company that provides solutions to the U.S. defense and intelligence agencies. The contract has a firm fixed price and is designated as a total small business set-aside. Arete Associates has previously received prime and subcontract awards from major defense contractors and federal agencies to provide research,...
- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded Arete Associates a $1.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to develop an enhanced situational awareness base in Niwot, Colorado. The prime contractor will deliver a non-radiation contextual algorithm for situational awareness in nuclear or disaster-affected environments over one base period and one option period to show feasibility for real-time operational implementation. K2 Group, Inc. was selected as the major subcontractor to assist with...
- This contract was awarded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to Arete Associates, a small business, to provide a biomonitoring software application that can process soil microbiome data to monitor for the presence of low-level chronic or transient nuclear activity. The fixed-price contract was issued under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase II and has a potential value of $1,006,924. Arete Associates has previously provided a range of research, engineering, and...
- This federal contract award is for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research and development project awarded to Arete Associates, a for-profit manufacturer located in Northridge, California. The contract is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract valued at $154,890.52, with a completion date of March 24, 2023. The contract was awarded by the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency under a total small business set-aside. Arete...
- This federal contract award, valued at $154,967.17, was issued by the Missile Defense Agency to Arete Associates, a small business manufacturer, for Phase I research and development on a project titled "Passive Sensing for Distributed Radars" under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The contract is a Definitive Contract with a Firm Fixed Price pricing type and has an ultimate completion date of April 4, 2025. The contract work will be performed in Northridge,...
- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded a $182,998.86 Firm Fixed Price purchase order contract to Aeris LLC, a small business subchapter S corporation, under the SBIR Program Phase I Action. The contract is for the development of an artificial intelligence-based 3D building model generation capability for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear situational awareness and hazard modeling. Aeris specializes in atmospheric science and software solutions for federal agencies, and...
- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $167,492.11 to Aeris LLC for nucleotide sequencing research and development. This set-aside contract, executed on October 21, 2024, with a completion date of May 20, 2025, represents DTRA's investment in innovative small business capabilities. Aeris LLC, a small business subchapter S corporation based in Louisville, Colorado, was selected as the prime contractor for this...
- The Department of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command awarded a $1,059,968.97 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract to Arete Associates, a for-profit manufacturer, for "Advanced UAV and Mortar Target Detection and Tracking Algorithms for Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Cluttered Environments." This definitive, fixed-price level of effort contract, which was set aside for total small business participation, supports research and development of sensor and...
- This is a SBIR Phase I contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Arete Associates, a small business, for an "Automated Environmental and Biological Threat Identification System." The contract is a firm-fixed-price definitive contract with a potential value of $229,925.86. Through this SBIR Phase I effort, Arete Associates will conduct research and development to advance technologies related to sensor, laser, and imaging systems, as well as...
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Arete Associates, a Northridge, California-based advanced science and engineering firm specializing in sensing solutions and computational analytics for national security applications. The $199,876 firm fixed-price purchase order, designated as a total small business set-aside, calls for development of a Nuclear Plume Advisory Algorithm and is scheduled for completion by August 6, 2026. This SBIR Phase I award supports DTRA's mission to counter weapons of mass destruction threats through innovative technology development, with Arete leveraging its extensive experience in signal processing, sensor systems, and data analytics to address this critical capability gap. Arete Associates brings significant relevant experience to this effort, having secured numerous SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts across multiple defense and scientific research agencies, including the Naval Sea Systems Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The company maintains substantial federal contract vehicles, including a $92.9 million indefinite delivery contract with Naval Sea Systems Command and a $2.0 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract, demonstrating its capability to execute complex research and development programs. The Nuclear Plume Advisory Algorithm development under this Phase I contract supports DTRA's strategic objective of enhancing threat detection and assessment capabilities related to radiological hazards.
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| Not listed | Not listed | $199.9k | 1/4/26 |