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Definitive contract N0002425CS104ARETE ASSOCIATES

Overview

Award facts

Net obligations
$1.39M
$1,393,577of $1.99M potential value
Period of performance
Aug 18, 2025 to Aug 18, 2028
Ends in 21 months
Modifications
2
Latest action Jul 14, 2026
Contract type
Definitive contract
PIID N0002425CS104

Description of requirement

BASE FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC #N232-092

Dates and value

Award date
Signed on Aug 18, 2025
Current value
$1,393,577Base and exercised options
Potential value (if all options are exercised)
$1,990,819

Obligations by fiscal year of action

  • FY2026: $696,795
  • FY2025: $696,782

Total across 2 fiscal years: $1,393,577

The Department of Defense funded and awarded this contract. DoD contract actions are withheld at the source for about 90 days after signature, so actions signed after Aug 11, 2026 are not yet public.

Source: Federal Procurement Data System contract actions as published by SAM.gov and USAspending.gov; latest action recorded Jul 14, 2026. View on USAspending · Recipient on SAM.gov

Recipient

NameARETE ASSOCIATES
LocationNORTHRIDGE, CA
UEIDMKEXJ8NQ4C5
CAGE code8N501
Business sizeSmall businessSize at award, per the contracting officer
Organization typeCorporate not tax exempt
Parent companyARETE ASSOCIATES

Business types and certifications

For-profit organizationCorporation (not tax-exempt)Manufacturer of goods

Self-reported at the time of the action.

Agency and place

Awarding and funding

Awarded by
  1. Department of Defense
  2. Department Of The Navy
  3. NAVSEA HQ
Funded by
  1. Department of Defense
  2. Department Of The Navy
  3. NAVSEA HQ

Place of performance

Place of performance
Northridge, Los Angeles County, California 91324-2508
Congressional district (place of performance)
CA-32As reported at the time of the action

Classification and competition

Classification

NAICS
541713RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
Product or service (PSC)
AC32NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH (research and development)

Competition

Extent competed
Full and open competition after exclusion of sourcesD
Solicitation procedures
Negotiated proposal/quoteNP
Set-aside
Small business set aside - totalSBA
Contract pricing
Cost plus fixed feeU
Offers received
48

Contract details

Subcontracting plan
Plan not requiredB
Cost Accounting Standards clause
Not applicable exempt from CASX
Certified cost or pricing data
No
Service Contract Act labor standards
No
Commercial procedures
Commercial products/services procedures not usedD
Government-furnished property
Transaction does not use GFE/GFPN
Bundled requirement
Not bundledH
Consolidated requirement
Not consolidatedD
Undefinitized action (terms not final)
No
Multi-year contract
No
Performance-based service acquisition
Yes - service where PBA is used.Y

Transaction history

Modification history

Base award
Aug 18, 2025Base obligation at award: $696,782
Latest action
Jul 14, 2026 — Other administrative actionModification P00002; administrative: no change in scope or value
Latest substantive action
Mar 12, 2026 — Option exercisedModification P00001; obligation change +$696,795
Actions by type
  • Base award1
  • Option exercised1
  • Other administrative action1
3 actions recorded, Aug 18, 2025 to Jul 14, 2026; each action counted once.

All contract data

All contract data

Every other field reported for this award, as of its latest reported action

Competition

Evaluation preference
No preference used
Local area set-aside
No
Simplified procedures for commercial items
No

Pricing and financing

Paid by purchase card
No

Socio-economic and policy

Inherently governmental functions
Other functionsOT
Recovered materials and sustainability
No clauses included and no sustainability includedC
EPA-designated product
Meets requirementsA
Clinger-Cohen Act planning (IT)
No
Research program (SBIR/STTR)
Small business innovation research program phase ii actionSR2
Walsh-Healey Act (materials and supplies)
Yes

Place and origin

Domestic or foreign entity
U.S. owned businessA
Country of product or service origin
United statesUSA
Place of manufacture
Not a manufactured end productC

Structure

Award or IDV
Award
Award type
Definitive contractD
IT commercial item category
Not IT products or servicesZ
DoD acquisition program
Sbirs high210
Awarding agency code
9700
Awarding sub-tier code
1700
Contracting office code
N00024
Transactions recorded under this award key
3

Funding

Funding agency code
9700
Funding sub-tier code
1700
Funding office code
N00024