Federal Contractor Index

    Arete Associates

    UEI DMKEXJ8NQ4C5 CAGE 8N501 Active Northridge, CA

    Small Business · Data through August 18, 2026

    Obligations, FY2025
    $37.9M
    Total obligations, FY2023–FY2025
    $141.3M
    Contract actions, FY2023–FY2025
    119
    Top agency
    Department of Defense

    Obligations by fiscal year

    FY2021: $28,396,727FY2022: $64,310,321FY2023: $52,419,234FY2024: $51,012,210FY2025: $37,894,240FY2026: $20,197,320
    Fiscal yearObligations
    FY2026 (partial year)$20.2M
    FY2025$37.9M
    FY2024$51.0M
    FY2023$52.4M
    FY2022$64.3M
    FY2021$28.4M

    Agencies, NAICS, and PSC codes

    Top awarding agencies
    AgencyObligationsShare
    Department of Defense$252.6M99.4%
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.2M0.5%
    Department of Commerce$460K0.2%
    Department of the Interior$00%
    NAICS codeObligationsShare
    541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$163.7M64.4%
    541330 — Engineering Services$45.1M17.8%
    334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing$20.1M7.9%
    541713 — Research and Development in Nanotechnology$18.7M7.4%
    541714 — Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)$2.5M1%
    PSC codeObligationsShare
    AC12 — National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research$58.8M23.1%
    R425 — Support- Professional: Engineering/technical$45.1M17.8%
    AD22 — R&D- Defense Other: Services (applied Research/exploratory Development)$33.7M13.3%
    AC13 — National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development$32.9M12.9%
    AC32 — National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research$25.6M10.1%

    Contract type and set-aside mix

    Contract pricing typeObligationsShare
    Cost Plus Fixed Fee$218.0M85.8%
    Firm Fixed Price$25.2M9.9%
    Cost No Fee$9.7M3.8%
    Fixed Price Level of Effort$1.4M0.5%
    Set-aside typeObligationsShare
    Small Business Set Aside - Total$114.9M45.2%
    No Set Aside Used.$83.8M33%
    Not Specified$55.5M21.8%

    Place of performance by state

    StateObligationsShare
    CA$151.1M59.4%
    AZ$77.3M30.4%
    FL$14.8M5.8%
    VA$10.0M3.9%
    CO$977K0.4%
    MD$124K0%
    AL$5000%

    Largest contract actions on file

    AwardAgencyPeriod of performanceObligationRecord
    N6133123F0102 · NAICS 541330Department of DefenseJuly 5, 2023 – February 5, 2025$13.1MView on USAspending
    N6426724C0040 · NAICS 541715Department of DefenseAugust 1, 2024 – June 1, 2026$13.0MView on USAspending
    N6133122F0175 · NAICS 541330Department of DefenseSeptember 22, 2022 – September 21, 2023$11.4MView on USAspending
    N6600120C0025 · NAICS 541715Department of DefenseAugust 24, 2020 – January 14, 2025$10.0MView on USAspending
    N6600120C0025 · NAICS 541715Department of DefenseAugust 24, 2020 – September 10, 2025$9.8MView on USAspending
    N0002424C6322 · NAICS 334511Department of DefenseMarch 26, 2024 – July 31, 2027$7.3MView on USAspending
    N6133123F0202 · NAICS 541330Department of DefenseSeptember 26, 2023 – September 25, 2025$6.5MView on USAspending
    N6600120C0025 · NAICS 541715Department of DefenseAugust 24, 2020 – October 10, 2024$5.9MView on USAspending
    W911NF22C0064 · NAICS 541715Department of DefenseSeptember 23, 2022 – March 19, 2024$4.8MView on USAspending
    N6133120F0218 · NAICS 334511Department of DefenseOctober 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021$4.5MView on USAspending

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    What the numbers show

    99% of this contractor's obligations on file ($252.6M of $254.2M) came from a single agency, Department of Defense.

    45% of obligations on file ($114.9M) used a small-business set-aside; the rest carried no set-aside or an unspecified type.

    Obligations decreased from $51.0M in FY2024 to $37.9M in FY2025, the last closed fiscal year.

    Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Contract transactions FY2021–FY2026, downloaded 2026-09-18. Figures are net obligations and can include de-obligations. Department of Defense data is published with a 90-day delay. View this contractor's largest contract on USAspending.gov.

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