Federal Contractor Profile
Arete Associates
Federal contracting record: $411M obligated across 281 awards from 5 agencies, FY 2016–2026.
Company Profile
UEI (Unique Entity Identifier)
DMKEXJ8NQ4C5
CAGE Code
8N501
Parent Organization
Arete Associates
Address
9301 CORBIN AVE STE 2000, NORTHRIDGE, CA, 913242508
First Federal Award
Oct 1, 2015
Most Recent Award
Jan 23, 2026
Federal Sales Analytics
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Top Federal Agencies
- $409M
Department of Defense
269 awards · 99.5% of total
- $1.5M
Department of Commerce
7 awards · 0.4% of total
- $319K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
3 awards · 0.1% of total
- $74K
Department of the Interior
1 awards · 0.0% of total
- $0
Department of Homeland Security
1 awards · 0.0% of total
Top NAICS Activity
- $210M
541715
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
162 awards
- $84M
334511
SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING
8 awards
- $57M
541712
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)
74 awards
- $45M
541330
ENGINEERING SERVICES
12 awards
- $10M
541713
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY
14 awards
- $2.6M
541714
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)
3 awards
- $1.4M
113310
LOGGING
1 awards
- $219K
334516
ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING
2 awards
- $101K
334220
RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
1 awards
- $100K
335999
ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING
1 awards
Recent Federal Awards
| Date | Agency | NAICS | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | 541715 | SUBMARINE SECURITY ANALYSES 2 | $279K |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | 541715 | SBIR PHASE II | $250K |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | 334511 | EOID REPAIR AND UPGRADE | $599K |
| Jan 5, 2026 | Department of DefenseDEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY | 541715 | SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH PHASE I_T243-005-0139_NUCLEAR PLUME ADVISORY ALGORITHM | $200K |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 541715 | SCALABLE HOMELAND INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISE LAYERED DEFENSE (SHIELD) INITIAL ORDER. | $500 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER | 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES TO TEST AND EVALUATE GIMBAL. | $39K |
| Sep 29, 2025 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 334516 | 355 NM LASER SOURCE | $124K |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | 541715 | DEVELOPMENT OF A LIDAR IMAGER FOR NAVIGATION, ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS, AND RECONNAISSANCE (LINEAR). | $693K |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | 541713 | BASE | $601K |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | 541713 | BASE AWARD FOR STTR PHASE II TOPIC N19A-T017 | $699K |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | 541713 | BASE AWARD SBIR/STTR TOPIC # N241-030 | $1.4M |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | $300K |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Department of DefenseNIWC PACIFIC | 541715 | SMART ELECTRICALLY POWERED AND NETWORKED TEXTILE SYSTEMS (SMART EPANTS) PROGRAM | $1.3M |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | 113310 | BASE | $697K |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Department of CommerceDEPT OF COMMERCE NOAA | 541715 | NOS/NGS IMAGERY TO CURRENT RETRIEVALS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION FOR STORM SURGE AND FLOOD MAPPING, MARINE DEBRIS DETECTION, BATHYMETRIC MAPPING, AND SURFACE CURRENT RETRIEVALS. | $56K |
| Aug 25, 2025 | National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 334516 | ENGINEERING MODEL OF LASER | $95K |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVSEA HQ | 541713 | BASE FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC #N232-092 | $697K |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Department of DefenseMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | 541715 | SBIR PHASE II R AND D: PASSIVE SENSING FOR DISTRIBUTED RADARS | $2.0M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER | 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES TO TEST AND EVALUATE GIMBAL. | $39K |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | 541715 | PUSHBROOM IMAGE LIDAR FOR LITTORAL SURVEILLANCE (PILLS) PHASE III | $300K |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Department of DefenseFA2377 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RYKS | 541715 | DUAL-PURPOSE LASER RANGE FINDER AND LIDAR SENSOR | $1.8M |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Department of DefenseW27P USA ACQ SPT CTR | 541715 | TOPIC #: A254-005 - AUTOMATED COURSE OF ACTION GENERATION (PHASE I) | $249K |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | 541715 | SUBMARINE SECURITY ANALYSES 2 | $1.8M |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Department of DefenseOFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH | 541715 | DATA EXFILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES | $188K |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Department of DefenseNAVAIR WARFARE CTR AIRCRAFT DIV | 541715 | KICK-OFF BRIEFING MATERIALS & FWA CERT. | $100K |
Top Compensated Officers
From FFATA executive compensation disclosures. Reported when federal contract activity exceeds the statutory threshold.
- $521K
LEE BUCHANAN
Rank 1 · Reported May 16, 2019
- $1.1M
DAVID CAMPION
Rank 1 · Reported Jan 23, 2026
- $524K
CHRIS CHOI
Rank 2 · Reported Dec 21, 2023
- $816K
DOUGLAS DEPROSPO
Rank 2 · Reported Jan 23, 2026
- $547K
DOUG DEPROSPO
Rank 3 · Reported Dec 21, 2023
- $702K
SALLIE DIVINCENZO
Rank 3 · Reported Jan 23, 2026
- $637K
JEFF MERCER
Rank 4 · Reported Jan 23, 2026
- $488K
PAUL CARTER
Rank 5 · Reported Jan 23, 2026
Subawards Paid Out
Arete Associates acts as a prime contractor and pays subcontractors on federal awards. Aggregated from USAspending sub-award reporting (FY2016-FY2026).
Top 15 Subawardees
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$7.7M
1 subawards
- Regents Of The University Of Michigan$2.6M
4 subawards
- Cts Advanced Materials, LLC$1.6M
3 subawards
- Georgetown University The$1.5M
3 subawards
- Cutting Edge Optronics INC$1.5M
1 subawards
- Rochester Institute Of Technology$1.5M
3 subawards
- The Sensor Group LLC$1.4M
5 subawards
- University Of Tennessee$1.2M
3 subawards
- Schiebel Aircraft, INC.$1.1M
4 subawards
- The University Of Alabama In Huntsville$1.0M
2 subawards
- Hii Unmanned Systems, INC$975K
1 subawards
- Physical Sciences INC.$904K
1 subawards
- The Pennsylvania State University$900K
1 subawards
- Wayne State University$779K
3 subawards
- University Of Arizona$758K
5 subawards
Subawards Received
Arete Associates also receives subaward dollars from other prime contractors. Aggregated from USAspending sub-award reporting (FY2016-FY2026).
Top 14 Primes Paying Arete Associates
- Sierra Nevada Corporation$45M
7 subawards
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$6.7M
4 subawards
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$5.0M
13 subawards
- Systems & Technology Research LLC$2.1M
1 subawards
- Booz Allen Hamilton INC.$2.0M
1 subawards
- Mantech Tsg-2 Joint Venture$1.8M
2 subawards
- Gryphon Aerospace, LLC$1.1M
2 subawards
- Pacmar Technologies LLC$774K
1 subawards
- $586K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation$487K
1 subawards
- Atlantic Diving Supply, INC.$486K
2 subawards
- Pennsylvania State University, The$420K
1 subawards
- Lockheed Martin Corporation$178K
4 subawards
- Joint Technical Solutions, LLC$163K
1 subawards
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