Cobra block 1 engineering services & sustainment support
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- N6133121D0006
- Awardee
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Arete Associates UEI DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
- Awarding agency
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Naval Sea Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 7 $45,145,560 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- N6133121R0005 Solicitation number
- Combined order value
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- $47,663,150 Current, with exercised options
- $47,775,327 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 72% complete
- IDV ceiling 49% used
- $92,907,021.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Available for Competition · 1 offer Only One Source
- Pricing
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee
- Legislative mandates
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- Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act FAR subpart 22.6
- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Arete Associates on October 1, 2021, with a ceiling value of $92,907,021 for COBRA Block 1 engineering services and sustainment support.
Place of performance includes Northridge, California; Tucson, Arizona; Panama City, Florida; Valparaiso, Florida; Greenbelt, Maryland; and Arlington, Virginia.
The IDIQ supports research, development, integration, and sustainment of the COBRA Block 1 system, including integration onto unmanned aerial systems. Work builds upon Arete's prior Small Business Innovation Research program technology development to transition capabilities into Navy acquisition programs.
The contract period runs through September 30, 2028. Recent delivery orders issued under this IDIQ include a $12.821 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order (September 2023) for COBRA Block 1 hardware development labor at Tucson, Arizona; an $11.221 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order (July 2023) for COBRA MQ-8C integration effort at Tucson, Arizona, with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation providing subcontract support; a $14.082 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order (September 2022) for COBRA sustainment and hardware development program support at Panama City, Florida; a $6.374 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order (October 2021) for engineering services and stabilized antenna, pod, and field programmable gate array delivery at Tucson, Arizona; and a $39,396 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (August 2025) for gimbal system test and evaluation engineering services at Northridge, California, scheduled for completion November 30, 2025.
Arete Associates is a small business manufacturer and advanced science and engineering company specializing in advanced infrared and electro-optical sensors, laser systems, signal processing, autonomous systems, and remote sensing technologies.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering services to test and evaluate gimbal. | Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) | $39,396 | |
| Funding for clin 0001 | Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) | $11,273,260 | |
| Phase II cobra MQ8C integration | Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) | $11,221,136 | |
| Engineering services support | Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) | $2,885,707 | |
| Hardware repairs | Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) | $192,507 | |
| Cobra sustainment/HDP support | Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) | $13,188,211 | |
| Engineering services | Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) | $6,345,342 |
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Exercise an Option | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Change Order | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
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Subawards
| Subcontractor | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Eizo Rugged Solutions Inc. | $180,855 | |
| Subcontractor not on record | $48,780 | |
| MJS Designs Inc. | $79,209 | |
| New Wave Design & Verification LLC | $78,588 | |
| Galleon Embedded Computing LLC | $184,210 | |
| Eizo Rugged Solutions Inc. | $97,475 | |
| Surmet Corp | $73,870 | |
| Hamamatsu Corp | $177,980 | |
| Industrial Tool, Die & Engineering, Inc. | $51,856 | |
| Schott North America, Inc. | $47,948 | |
| Industrial Tool, Die & Engineering, Inc. | $35,808 | |
| Optimax Systems, Inc. | $46,160 | |
| The Sensor Group LLC | $350,537 | |
| Rochester Institute Of Technology | $400,000 | |
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $7,700,000 |
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract N6133121D0006?
N6133121D0006 was awarded to Arete Associates by Naval Sea Systems Command (Department of the Navy) on October 1, 2021.
How much is contract N6133121D0006 worth?
Orders under N6133121D0006 have obligated $45,145,560. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $47,663,150. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $47,775,327. N6133121D0006's own ceiling is $92,907,021.
How many orders have been placed under contract N6133121D0006?
7 orders have been placed under N6133121D0006, the latest on August 7, 2025.
Who can order from contract N6133121D0006?
N6133121D0006 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract N6133121D0006 competed?
The extent of competition for N6133121D0006 was not available for competition. The government received 1 offer.
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