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UEI DMKEXJ8NQ4C5 · CAGE 8N501

Arete Associates

Arete Associates received $20.4M in federal prime contract obligations in the 12 months ending Oct 5, 2026, down 46.2% from $37.9M the year before, and $226.0M since FY2022. Its largest customer is the Department of Defense.

See 6 contracts ending in the next 18 months ↓
Obligations, latest 12 months
$20.4M
down 46.2% vs. $37.9M
Since FY2022
$226.0M
152 awards
Awards with activity
42
Latest 12 months
Most recent action
Aug 18, 2026
First seen Oct 1, 2021

Contractor details

Unique Entity ID (UEI)
DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
CAGE code
8N501
Doing business as
Arete
Headquarters
Northridge, CA
Business size
Small Business

As recorded on this UEI's most recent prime contract action in USAspending.gov. Confirm current registration and certifications in SAM.gov.

Obligations by fiscal year

Net prime contract obligations by federal fiscal year.

FY2022
$64.3M
FY2023
$52.4M
FY2024
$51.0M
FY2025
$37.9M
FY2026
$20.4M

Markets where it ranks top 10

Agency and NAICS markets where this UEI is one of the ten largest primes in the latest 12 months.

Top agencies

Funding agencies ranked by obligations since FY2022.

Funding agencyLatest 12 moSince FY2022
Department of Defense$19.5M$224.5M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$853K$1.1M
Department of Commerce$58K$460K

Top NAICS codes

Industry codes agencies recorded on this contractor's awards, since FY2022.

NAICSIndustryLatest 12 moSince FY2022
541715Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$10.0M$148.6M
541330Engineering Services$0$44.0M
541713Research and Development in Nanotechnology$9.1M$18.3M
334511Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$599K$10.0M
541714Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)$0$2.5M
113310Logging$598K$2.0M

What it sells

Product and service codes (PSC) on this contractor's awards, since FY2022.

PSCDescriptionSince FY2022
AC12National Defense R&D services; Department of Defense - military; Applied Research$56.9M
R425Support- professional: Engineering/Technical$44.0M
AC13National Defense R&D services; Department of Defense - military; Experimental Development$32.9M
AD22R&D- Defense other: Services (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)$31.8M
AC32National Defense R&D services; Defense-Related activities; Applied Research$23.9M
5865Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures and Quick Reaction Capability Equipment$9.7M

Contracts ending in the next 18 months

This contractor's largest awards whose current period of performance ends soon. Options and extensions often move these dates.

AwardAgencyObligatedCurrent end
N6600120C0025
Department of Defense
INTEGRATION SERVICES SUPPORTING INCREMENTAL UPGRADES, BLOCK UPGRADES, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MK 18 FAMILY OF SYSTEMS UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLES (UUVS), ADDITIONAL UUVS, AND…
$31.8MDec 30, 2026
N6600123C4511
Department of Defense
SMART ELECTRICALLY POWERED AND NETWORKED TEXTILE SYSTEMS (SMART EPANTS) PROGRAM
$9.8MFeb 27, 2027
N0001422C2007
Department of Defense
PUSHBROOM IMAGE LIDAR FOR LITTORAL SURVEILLANCE (PILLS) PHASE III
$8.9MMar 16, 2027
N0001422C1024
Department of Defense
SUBMARINE SECURITY ANALYSES 2
$12.9MApr 27, 2027
N0002424C6322
Department of Defense
EOID REPAIR AND UPGRADE
$9.7MDec 6, 2027
N6426724C0040
Department of Defense
873AUTHORITY
$13.0MDec 8, 2027

Recent awards

This contractor's newest prime contract awards, most recent first.

AwardAgencyObligatedAwarded
80NSSC26P1356
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
COMPACT, LOW-POWER, LOW-WEIGHT, PULSED ND:YAG LASER
$107KAug 18, 2026
N0002426C3092
Department of Defense
SBIR N254-P02 NEW AWARD PH I ARETE ASSOCIATES NAVSEA
$146KJun 23, 2026
80NSSC26C0074
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PHASE III 80NSSC26C0074 ULTRA-COMPACT LASER DESIGNATOR FOR UAS (AIRTRAC)
$746KApr 29, 2026
N0002426C3159
Department of Defense
MARITIME ELECTROMAGNETIC MANEUVER WARFARE (EMW) ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING
$1.4MApr 7, 2026
N0002426C3067
Department of Defense
BASE
$1.4MMar 24, 2026
FA237726PB007
Department of Defense
LIDAR TOMOGRAPHY FOR REMOTE SENSING
$140KMar 10, 2026
N0002426C3012
Department of Defense
BASE
$1.4MMar 9, 2026
N6833526C0189
Department of Defense
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
$1000KFeb 11, 2026

Prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending.gov through Oct 5, 2026. Subcontracts are not included. Net obligations include deobligations and corrections.

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