Arete Associates, Inc.
Tucson, AZ Tucson Office
- UEI
- SQXDUAM71B13
- CAGE
- 0URV7
- Primary NAICS
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- Corporate family
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Parent
Arete Associates · Los Angeles, CA
DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
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Parent
Arete Associates · Los Angeles, CA
DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3194 N Swan Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA
- Website
- arete.com
- Founded
- 1976
- Employees
- 251-1K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $50M-$100M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- SIC code
- 97 National Security & International Affairs
- Profiles
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Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $204,562 |
| FY2025 | $38,047 |
| FY2024 | $0 |
| FY2023 | -$27,638 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | $204,562 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrophone subassem | Aviation (DLA) | $47,554 | |
| Desiccant, activated | Aviation (DLA) | $2,000 | |
| Hydrophone subassem | Aviation (DLA) | $155,008 | |
| Hydrophone subassem | Aviation (DLA) | $38,047 | |
| Hydrophone subassem | Aviation (DLA) | $0 |
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Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raytheon Company | N0002418C6300 | $255,628 | |
| Caci, Inc. - Federal | FA807522F0030 | $749,904 |
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About the company
Arete Associates, Inc., through its Tucson Office Division, manufactures acoustic sensors and precision mechanical components for U.S. Navy maritime and unmanned systems programs as a prime contractor, competing in full-and-open procurements with no SBA set-aside designation. The company is a for-profit manufacturer and a child entity of Arete Associates, the parent corporate organization headquartered in Northridge, California, and operates its Tucson, Arizona facility as the primary production and performance location.
Arete's customer concentration sits almost entirely within the Department of the Navy. The Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 96% of recent award count and dominates the dollar footprint with $1.08 billion in combined potential value across ten awards, anchored by a $982.1 million Unmanned Surface Vehicle Family of Systems indefinite delivery contract under which Arete holds three task orders worth $1.3 million combined. This single IDIQ vehicle carries the vast majority of the vendor's pipeline. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation places recurring purchase orders for hydrophone subassemblies (five awards, $243 thousand combined potential value), and the Naval Supply Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center, and Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime round out the customer set with smaller volumes. The portfolio reflects acute concentration: the Naval Sea Systems Command IDIQ and its subordinate task-order work represent the operational backbone of Arete's federal revenue.
Arete's capability portfolio centers on hydrophone subassemblies—acoustic sensors used in underwater detection and sonar systems for naval maritime operations—and precision mechanical components including slide sections and drawer assemblies. Representative recent work includes a $155,008 purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in October 2025 for hydrophone subassemblies (delivery May 2026), a $47,554 order from June 2026 for two hydrophone subassembly units bound for LCSRON 1 DET MPSF NBVC (delivery December 2026), and a $69,726 January 2025 purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency for the same product line. These are firm fixed-price purchase orders with no competitive set-aside, issued through simplified acquisition authority. Top NAICS classifications cluster in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (nine awards) and Hardware Manufacturing (three awards), reflecting the company's positioning as a specialized defense manufacturer rather than a services integrator.
Activity has remained flat to declining over the past five years—two awards in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, three in 2025—with two awards issued year-to-date in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $48 thousand), suggesting minimal near-term recompete pressure on the vendor. Arete subcontracts on defense engineering work to Raytheon Company (Barracuda Development NRE sub-award, April 2024) and CACI Federal (Digital Engineering and Digital Transformation Research, Analysis, and Development sub-award for the Navy Digital Integration Support Cell, March 2024), positioning itself as a component manufacturer and technical contributor within larger system integrators' supply chains rather than as a prime systems integrator itself.
Quick answers
Is Arete Associates, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Arete Associates, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through June 26, 2027.
Which contract vehicles does Arete Associates, Inc. hold?
Arete Associates, Inc. holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: USV FoS.
How much has Arete Associates, Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $38,047 to Arete Associates, Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $214,971 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Arete Associates, Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Arete Associates, Inc. ranked #71 in PSC 5845 in FY2025.
What is Arete Associates, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Arete Associates, Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Hydrophone subassem (SPE4A726PD030), from Aviation (DLA), on June 23, 2026.
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