The federal contract Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) was awarded to Arete Associates, a small business manufacturer, by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a defense agency. The $1,999,868 contract, titled "DEFENSE APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE REMOTE SENSING (DAIRS)," is for the research, engineering, integration, and sustainment of advanced sensing solutions to support critical national security programs and technologies.
Arete Associates, doing business as Arete, has extensive experience in delivering innovative sensing capabilities, including sensor systems, optics, laser and imaging systems, autonomous systems, signal processing, and computational analytics. The company has secured numerous federal contract and grant awards, including Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contracts across Phases I-III, as well as larger engineering services and sustainment support contracts. The DAIRS IDV leverages Arete's prior SBIR-funded technology development to transition capabilities into Naval acquisition programs, such as the COBRA Block 1 system. Additionally, Arete holds a Basic Ordering Agreement with the Naval Sea Systems Command for streamlined ordering of SBIR-related research and development services.
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