--- title: "ARETE ASSOCIATES — Capability Statement" uei: "DMKEXJ8NQ4C5" cage: "8N501" canonical: "https://teamingindex.com/contractor/DMKEXJ8NQ4C5/capability.md" html_url: "https://teamingindex.com/contractor/DMKEXJ8NQ4C5" updated: "2026-11-09T17:28:18.052Z" generator: "TeamingIndex capability twin 1.0" legal_name: "ARETE ASSOCIATES" dba_name: "ARETE" primary_naics: "541715" sam_status: "active" active_exclusion: false claimed: false tier: "unclaimed" --- # ARETE ASSOCIATES > ARETE ASSOCIATES (DBA ARETE) is a SAM.gov-registered entity based in NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324-2508. UEI DMKEXJ8NQ4C5; CAGE 8N501; primary NAICS 541715. Compliance posture not provided. Active SAM registration. > **Unclaimed profile:** seeded from SAM.gov and USAspending public records. The entity has not claimed it, so capabilities and compliance posture have not been provided. ## Identifiers - **Legal business name:** ARETE ASSOCIATES - **DBA name:** ARETE - **UEI (SAM.gov Unique Entity ID):** DMKEXJ8NQ4C5 - **CAGE code:** 8N501 - **Entity structure:** Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt) - **State of incorporation:** CA - **Website:** - **TeamingIndex profile:** - **Profile status:** Unclaimed · seeded from SAM.gov and USAspending public records ## Location - **Physical address (city, state, ZIP):** NORTHRIDGE, CA 91324-2508 - **Country:** United States - **Congressional district:** CA-32 ## NAICS & PSC | NAICS | Title | Primary | Small under SBA size standard (SAM.gov) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 541715 | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) | Yes | No | - **PSC codes:** None on file Size status is NAICS-specific and reflects the entity’s SAM.gov representations; check it against the size standard of the solicitation’s NAICS code. ## Socio-economic status No socio-economic designations reported in SAM.gov. Source: SAM.gov entity registration, synced 2026-11-09. Confirm current SBA certification (8(a), HUBZone, WOSB/EDWOSB, VetCert SDVOSB/VOSB) before relying on a status for a set-aside. ## SAM registration & exclusion screening - **Registration:** Active SAM registration - **Registration expires:** 2027-02-13 - **Registration activated:** 2026-02-17 - **Exclusion screening (FAR subpart 9.4):** No active exclusion recorded in SAM.gov - **Teaming eligibility:** Eligible to be proposed as a team member (active registration, no exclusion) - **Source:** SAM.gov Entity Management, synced 2026-11-09 ## Compliance posture Compliance posture not provided by the contractor. - Facility clearance: visible to paid members - Clearance levels are shown only to paying members; TeamingIndex does not advertise clearances (NISPOM 32 CFR 117.9). ## Contract vehicles No contract vehicle holdings on file. ## Past performance - **Total obligated, trailing 36 months (USAspending.gov):** $209,315,772 - **Award history:** 105 awards on record - **Top funding agencies:** Department of the Navy; Department of the Air Force; Department of the Army Showing the 10 most recent of 105 awards. | Award PIID | Agency | NAICS / PSC | Obligated | Base + all options | Period of performance | Set-aside | Place of performance | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HQ085926FG118 (order under HQ085926DG330) | Department of Defense / Missile Defense Agency | 541715 / AC13 | $500 | — | 2025-12-29 → 2035-12-28 | — | AL | SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER. | | N0002426C3159 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541713 / AC32 | $1,375,009 | — | 2026-04-07 → 2029-04-07 | — | CA | MARITIME ELECTROMAGNETIC MANEUVER WARFARE (EMW) ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING | | N0002426C3067 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541713 / AC32 | $1,364,591 | — | 2026-03-24 → 2029-03-24 | — | CA | BASE | | N0002425CS104 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541713 / AC32 | $1,393,577 | — | 2025-08-18 → 2028-08-18 | — | CA | BASE FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC \#N232-092 | | N0002425CS052 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541713 / AC32 | $1,393,584 | — | 2025-05-14 → 2028-05-13 | — | FL | BASE AWARD FOR A SBIR PHASE II TOPIC \#N234-P06. | | N6833524C0069 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541715 / AC12 | $1,474,972 | — | 2024-04-02 → 2028-03-17 | — | CA | STTR PHASE II. | | N0002426C3012 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541713 / AC32 | $1,391,758 | — | 2026-03-09 → 2028-03-09 | — | CA | BASE | | N6833526C0189 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541715 / AC12 | $999,990 | — | 2026-02-11 → 2028-02-25 | — | CA | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | | N6426724C0040 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 541715 / AC12 | $12,999,980 | — | 2024-08-01 → 2027-12-08 | — | CA | 873AUTHORITY | | N0002424C6322 | Department of Defense / Department of the Navy | 334511 / 5865 | $9,742,327 | — | 2024-03-26 → 2027-12-06 | — | CA | EOID REPAIR AND UPGRADE | ## Proven teaming graph - As a subcontractor: 5 prime contractors, 10 reported sub-awards, $9M total - As a prime contractor: 15 subcontractors, 17 reported sub-awards, $10.1M total - Subcontractor to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (UEI PK8PM2GNVMP8): 4 reported sub-awards; $3,504,717 total; latest Jan 12, 2026; agencies: Department of the Navy - Subcontractor to BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC (UEI JCBMLGPE6Z71): 1 reported sub-award; $1,999,973 total; latest Jan 10, 2025; agencies: Department of the Army - Subcontractor to HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (UEI DMEGBYTVBQS5): 2 reported sub-awards; $1,293,092 total; latest May 12, 2026; agencies: Department of Energy - Subcontractor to TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (UEI X7WUS5LRBQU3): 2 reported sub-awards; $1,243,394 total; latest May 1, 2024; agencies: Department of Energy - Subcontractor to GRYPHON AEROSPACE, LLC (UEI H1Z4FAX9MBA9): 1 reported sub-award; $1,000,000 total; latest Aug 13, 2024; agencies: Department of the Air Force - Prime contractor for CUTTING EDGE OPTRONICS INC (UEI GNN6UM3R8N91): 1 reported sub-award; $1,459,900 total; latest Dec 5, 2024; agencies: Department of the Navy - Prime contractor for REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (UEI GNJ7BBP73WE9): 1 reported sub-award; $1,328,012 total; latest Feb 25, 2025; agencies: Department of the Navy - Prime contractor for CTS ADVANCED MATERIALS, LLC (UEI CFXVLMVXMFT3): 2 reported sub-awards; $1,250,849 total; latest Sep 27, 2024; agencies: Department of the Navy - Prime contractor for HII UNMANNED SYSTEMS, INC (UEI WN18KN7KQLG9): 1 reported sub-award; $975,274 total; latest Nov 9, 2023; agencies: Department of the Navy - Prime contractor for THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (UEI HB6KNGVNJRU1): 1 reported sub-award; $900,000 total; latest Apr 24, 2024; agencies: Department of the Navy - Prime contractor for GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY THE (UEI LHCRJNGNH4Q8): 1 reported sub-award; $784,643 total; latest Feb 22, 2024; agencies: Department of the Army - Prime contractor for THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (UEI NPM2J7MSCF61): 1 reported sub-award; $540,000 total; latest Aug 20, 2024; agencies: Department of the Navy - Prime contractor for ADOLF MELLER CO (UEI UBQ9S5D2MPU4): 1 reported sub-award; $535,100 total; latest Nov 25, 2024; agencies: Department of the Navy - Prime contractor for TURION SPACE CORP (UEI U75PK8CWWKS6): 1 reported sub-award; $480,000 total; latest Jul 18, 2025; agencies: Department of the Air Force - Prime contractor for COASTAL HELICOPTERS, INC. (UEI TC5CANUY72M9): 2 reported sub-awards; $464,469 total; latest Jun 1, 2026; agencies: Department of the Navy - Source: USAspending.gov sub-award reports (FSRS), as of Nov 9, 2026. Prime contractors report first-tier subcontracts of $30,000 or more. Amounts are reported sub-award values. ## SBIR/STTR portfolio - SBIR/STTR awardee — Phase III-eligible for work derived from its SBIR/STTR projects - 420 SBIR/STTR awards totaling $219.5M: SBIR Phase I 229, SBIR Phase II 145, STTR Phase I 32, STTR Phase II 14 - By agency: Department of Defense 386, Department of Commerce 14, Department of Energy 9, Department of Health and Human Services 7, National Science Foundation 2, Department of Homeland Security 1, Environmental Protection Agency 1 - Active projects (contract end date ahead): 7 - Phase II awards ending within 12 months: 6 - SBIR Phase II, Department of Defense (Navy), 2025, Sep 17, 2025 to Sep 17, 2027: Acoustic Training Data ($1,393,612) - STTR Phase II, Department of Defense (Navy), 2025, Sep 9, 2025 to Sep 9, 2026: Next Generation Mine Architecture Reachback ($699,401) - STTR Phase II, Department of Defense (Navy), 2025, Aug 28, 2025 to Aug 28, 2026: UUV Data Transformation Tool ($1,392,582) - SBIR Phase II, Department of Defense (Navy), 2025, Aug 18, 2025 to Aug 18, 2026: NSAM Multi-Sensor Fusion ($696,782) - SBIR Phase II, Department of Defense (Missile Defense Agency), 2025, Aug 14, 2025 to Aug 13, 2027: Passive Sensing for Distributed Radars ($2,019,035) - SBIR Phase II, Department of Defense (Air Force), 2025, Aug 4, 2025 to Oct 21, 2027: Dual-Purpose Laser Range Finder and Lidar Sensor ($1,799,869) - SBIR Phase I, Department of Defense (Army), 2025, Jul 31, 2025 to Feb 25, 2026: CoA Evaluation with Neuromorphic Tasking Using Resilient and Informed Operational Networks (CENTURION) ($249,312) - STTR Phase I, Department of Defense (Navy), 2025, Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026: Lateral Shear and Strain Sensor for the Ocean Environment ($146,455) - STTR Phase I, Department of Defense (Navy), 2025, Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026: In-situ Seabed Physical Properties Probe (ISPPP) ($139,993) - STTR Phase I, Department of Defense (Navy), 2025, Jul 7, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026: Generation of Infrared Synthetic Data for System Training and Testing ($146,385) - Phase III: Agencies may award follow-on Phase III work without a new competition when it builds on this company’s earlier SBIR/STTR projects. Other work is competed as usual. - Source: SBIR.gov award data file, as of Nov 12, 2026 (file published Nov 1, 2026) ## FedRAMP offerings - No FedRAMP Marketplace listing is linked to this company - Source: FedRAMP Marketplace, sync date not recorded ## Exclusions & screening - Not yet checked against SAM.gov exclusions (search exclusions on SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/search/?index=ex) - Source: SAM.gov Exclusions, sync date not recorded - No confirmed match on the Consolidated Screening List (screened Nov 13, 2026) ## Contract vehicles on federal record - MDA SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) contract HQ085926DG330 (source: USAspending.gov IDV contract record, seen Nov 13, 2026); last date to order on record Dec 28, 2035; orders under this contract started in the last 36 months: 1, $500 obligated, started Dec 29, 2025 (source: USAspending.gov prime award records, this company’s newest award record saved Nov 10, 2026) - Dates are as reported on USAspending.gov, which can lag option exercises by a few weeks ## GSA CALC+ rates - No GSA CALC+ awarded ceiling rates on record for this company - Source: GSA CALC+ awarded ceiling rates, sync date not recorded. Ceiling rates are the most an agency can be charged, not prices paid ## Capabilities & differentiators No capability narrative published. ## Technical tags No technical tags published. ## Teaming preferences - Teaming preferences not published - **Teaming requests and NDAs:** request an introduction on the TeamingIndex profile (sign-in required): ## Business development contact No business-development contact published. ## Corporate hierarchy - No parent entity reported in SAM.gov - Affiliation with a parent or sister concerns can affect small-business size status (13 CFR 121.103). ## Provenance & disclaimer - **SAM.gov entity registration** (identifiers, NAICS/PSC, size and socio-economic status, hierarchy, registration and exclusion status): synced 2026-11-09 - **USAspending.gov** (prime award history and trailing 36-month obligations): nightly sync - **Contractor-provided profile** (capabilities, teaming preferences, self-attested compliance): not provided - **TeamingIndex verification** (credentials marked “Verified by TeamingIndex”): no verified credentials on record; methodology: - **Blind SPRS:** exact NIST SP 800-171 SPRS scores are published only when the contractor opts in; brackets are cumulative thresholds (SPRS ≥ 0, SPRS ≥ 50, SPRS ≥ 70, SPRS ≥ 85, SPRS ≥ 95, SPRS ≥ 105, SPRS = 110 (perfect)). - **Before award:** self-attested facts have not been independently verified. 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