This contract expires in 340 days (Sep 30, 2027).
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. - RF ANALYSIS AND VERIFICATION ENGINEERING SOFTWARE
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Description
RF ANALYSIS AND VERIFICATION ENGINEERING SOFTWARE
Context & Analysis
On Dec 4, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $16,002,134.77 to APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. for rf analysis and verification engineering software. The award is classified under NAICS 541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) and issued as a cost plus fixed fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 4 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in ALBUQUERQUE, NM. The contract is scheduled through Sep 30, 2027 — approximately 11 months remaining. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 541715 — related awards are listed below.
Market context
- Recompete outlook
- Ends Sep 30, 2027, in 11 months. Recompete signal as of Oct 21, 2026: 48/100, combining time to the end date, the incumbent's history with this agency, whether the award was competed, and its size.
- Competition
- Competed, with 4 offers. 94% of 453 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 999 offers.
- Award size
- At $16.0M, this award is larger than three in four of the 3172 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years (median $882K).
- Incumbent at this agency
- APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. has 45 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $709.8M, 2020–2026.
- Largest vendors in this market
By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541715 over the last 3 years.
- FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC — 2 awards, $27.8B
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP — 9 awards, $21.0B
- THE MITRE CORPORATION — 12 awards, $5.3B
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION — 3 awards, $4.8B
Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 21, 2026.
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