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Sep 2022: Areté Associates,* Northridge, California, was awarded a $14,081,626 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for sustainment and hurricane destruction potential correction of deficiencies for the AN/DVS-1 Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Block I System. This delivery order is for a twelve-month period. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (50%); and Valparaiso, Florida (50%), and is expected to be completed by September 2023. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $8,822,668 (62%); and fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance funds (Navy) in the amount of $2,535,228 (18%) will be obligated at time of award, of which, funds in the amount of $2,535,227 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This delivery order was not competitively procured in accordance with the basic contract (N61331-21-D-0006) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-(5) — continuation of work performed under prior Phase III Small Business Innovative Research Program authorized under 15 U.S. Code § 638(r)(4) and 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(5). The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Florida is the contracting activity. (Awarded Sept. 21, 2022)

Jul 2023: Areté Associates,* Northridge, California, was awarded a $13,078,020 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for integration of the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Block I-3A System into the MQ-8C unmanned aerial system. This delivery order is for 19 months. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (50%); and Valparaiso, Florida (50%), and is expected to be completed by February 2025. Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $5,654,164 (43%); fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy)funds in the amount of $5,455,000 (42%); and fiscal year 2023 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,968,856 (15%) will be obligated at time of award, of which $5,654,164 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This delivery order was not competitively procured in accordance with the basic contract (N61331-21-D-0006) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(c) (5) — continuation of work performed under prior Phase III Small Business Innovative Research Program authorized under 15 U.S. Code § 638(r)(4) and 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1). The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Florida, is the contracting activity. (Awarded July 5, 2023)

Sep 2023: Areté Associates,* Northridge, California, was awarded a $12,821,457 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order for sustainment and engineering services for the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis Block I System. This delivery order is for a twelve-month period. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (50%); and Valparaiso, Florida (50%), and is expected to be completed by September 2024. Fiscal 2023 operations and maintenance funds (Navy) in the amount of $1,113,628 will be obligated at the time of award, of which $1,113,628 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This delivery order was not competitively procured in accordance with the basic contract (N61331-21-D-0006) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(c) (5) — continuation of work performed under prior Phase III Small Business Innovative Research Program authorized under 15 U.S. Code 638(r)(4) and 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(5). The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Florida, is the contracting activity. (Awarded Sept. 26. 2023)