COST PLUS FIXED FEE

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. - NUCLEAR DETONATION HUMAN SURVIVABILITY MODELING

PIID: HDTRA119F0054Solicitation ID: HDTRA112R0016

Signed Date: Nov 18, 2025Effective Date: May 9, 2019End Date: Closed on Apr 2, 2026

Award $

$15.7M

Vendor

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.

NAICS

541712

Signed Date

Nov 18, 2025

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$15.7M

Base & All Options

Awarding Agency

Department of Defense

Awarding Sub-Agency

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

NAICS Code

541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)

Product Service Code

AD92 - R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT)

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Number of Offers

Place of Performance

ARLINGTON, VA, 222031534, CD-VA-08

Description

NUCLEAR DETONATION HUMAN SURVIVABILITY MODELING

Context & Analysis

On Nov 18, 2025, Department of Defense obligated $15,749,577.45 to APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. for nuclear detonation human survivability modeling. The award is classified under NAICS 541712 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) and issued as a cost plus fixed fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 1 offer received. Performance is located in ARLINGTON, VA. This award is one of several similar procurements from Department of Defense under NAICS 541712 — related awards are listed below.

Market context

Recompete outlook: Ended Apr 2, 2026 (7 months ago). 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 1 offer. 73% of 279 awards in this market (Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541712 over the last 3 years) were competed; median 2 offers.
Award size: At $15.7M, this award is below the median of the 264 priced Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541712 over the last 3 years (median $18.2M).
Incumbent at this agency: APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. has 45 other awards from Department of Defense, totalling $710.0M, 2020–2026.
Largest vendors in this market: By obligations, Department of Defense awards in NAICS 541712 over the last 3 years.
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RAYTHEON COMPANY — 3 awards, $8.9B
THE BOEING COMPANY — 1 award, $6.5B
TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC — 7 awards, $1.8B

Computed from USAspending award data on Oct 21, 2026.

Contractor Information

Contractor: APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.

UEI: LTMGBJ76B9D8

CAGE Code: 9R446

Location: ALBUQUERQUE, NM

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