01 / Vendor Profile
ARETE ASSOCIATES Federal Contracts and Awards
UEI DMKEXJ8NQ4C5 · CAGE 8N501
Federal contract activity attributed to this vendor identity across FY 2019–FY 2025. Obligations are FPDS accounting transactions, not company revenue.
02 / Federal Business Size
Federal contract market at a glance
Measured consistently across FY 2019–FY 2025.
Across FY 2019–FY 2025, FPDS records attribute $337.91M in net contract obligations to ARETE ASSOCIATES across 658 contract actions. Net obligations include positive obligations and later deobligations recorded during the same period.
03 / Spending Trend
ARETE ASSOCIATES contract spending by year
Annual net obligations show whether recorded federal business expanded or contracted, while actions and customer counts show the breadth of that activity.
Total obligations$37.89M
FY 2025ObligationsHistorical spending range
| Fiscal year | Obligations | Actions | Federal customers | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2019 | $38.63M | 87 | 8 | — |
| FY 2020 | $65.24M | 97 | 6 | +68.9% |
| FY 2021 | $28.40M | 87 | 11 | −56.5% |
| FY 2022 | $64.31M | 106 | 7 | +126.5% |
| FY 2023 | $52.42M | 69 | 6 | −18.5% |
| FY 2024 | $51.01M | 108 | 8 | −2.7% |
| FY 2025 | $37.89M | 104 | 10 | −25.7% |
04 / Federal Customers
Which federal agencies buy from ARETE ASSOCIATES?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.
| Agency | Code | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | $273.49M | 422 | 80.9% | |
| 2100 | $24.22M | 88 | 7.2% | |
| 5700 | $19.62M | 55 | 5.8% | |
| 97JC | $11.32M | 24 | 3.4% | |
| 97AE | $3.86M | 15 | 1.1% | |
| 97DH | $1.80M | 5 | 0.5% | |
| 9761 | $1.68M | 11 | 0.5% | |
| 1330 | $798.7K | 7 | 0.2% | |
| 97F5 | $665.6K | 2 | 0.2% | |
| 8000 | $319.4K | 3 | 0.1% |
05 / Contracting Offices
Which contracting offices buy from ARETE ASSOCIATES?
Ranked by net obligations during FY 2019–FY 2025.
| Office | Code | Agency | Obligations | Actions | Vendor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N61331 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $102.97M | 53 | 30.5% | |
| N66001 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $55.18M | 36 | 16.3% | |
| N68335 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $43.38M | 176 | 12.8% | |
| N00014 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $31.15M | 71 | 9.2% | |
| N00024 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $24.68M | 57 | 7.3% | |
| N64267 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | $13.00M | 2 | 3.8% | |
| HQ0860 | MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) | $11.32M | 20 | 3.4% | |
| W911NF | DEPT OF THE ARMY | $6.98M | 13 | 2.1% | |
| FA9451 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | $6.18M | 13 | 1.8% | |
| FA8650 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | $4.37M | 10 | 1.3% |
06 / Top NAICS Industries
Which industries define this vendor’s federal work?
| NAICS | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541715 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) | $201.19M | 481 | 12 | 59.5% |
| 334511 | SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | $66.97M | 31 | 1 | 19.8% |
| 541330 | ENGINEERING SERVICES | $45.15M | 29 | 1 | 13.4% |
| 541713 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY | $10.25M | 35 | 2 | 3.0% |
| 541712 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) | $10.05M | 67 | 6 | 3.0% |
| 541714 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) | $2.50M | 8 | 1 | 0.7% |
| 113310 | LOGGING | $1.39M | 3 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 334516 | ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING | $219.4K | 2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 334220 | RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING | $101.0K | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 335999 | ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING | $100.0K | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
07 / Top Product and Service Codes
What products and services does the government buy from this vendor?
| PSC | Description | Obligations | Actions | Customers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC12 | NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH | $59.82M | 129 | 6 | 17.7% |
| R425 | SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: ENGINEERING/TECHNICAL | $45.15M | 29 | 1 | 13.4% |
| 1270 | AIRCRAFT GUNNERY FIRE CONTROL COMPONENTS | $43.90M | 13 | 1 | 13.0% |
| AD22 | R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: SERVICES (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $41.77M | 18 | 2 | 12.4% |
| AC13 | NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT | $27.69M | 49 | 3 | 8.2% |
| AC32 | NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEFENSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES; APPLIED RESEARCH | $21.46M | 79 | 3 | 6.4% |
| AC63 | R&D- DEFENSE SYSTEM: ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | $16.38M | 19 | 1 | 4.8% |
| AD92 | R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (APPLIED RESEARCH/EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT) | $15.45M | 66 | 6 | 4.6% |
| AD93 | R&D- DEFENSE OTHER: OTHER (ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT) | $12.05M | 39 | 3 | 3.6% |
| 5865 | ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES, COUNTER-COUNTERMEASURES AND QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY EQUIPMENT | $9.14M | 7 | 1 | 2.7% |
08 / Competition Pattern
How was ARETE ASSOCIATES’s federal work competed?
Competition categories describe the procurement path recorded on the underlying contract actions.
09 / Recent Contract Awards
What contract actions were recorded most recently for ARETE ASSOCIATES?
The latest recorded PIIDs connect this profile to the underlying federal award search.
| Award / PIID | Signed | Obligation | Agency / office | NAICS | PSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80NSSC25PC037 | Sep 29, 2025 | $124.4K | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER | 334516 | 6640 |
10 / Interpreting the Profile
How should you evaluate ARETE ASSOCIATES as a federal contractor?
Read obligations, customers, markets, competition, and individual awards together. A large historical total indicates federal scale, but it does not by itself describe current backlog, commercial revenue, profitability, or future opportunity.
Separate obligations from revenue
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Follow customer concentration
Agency and office concentration reveals where the vendor’s federal relationships are strongest.
Test market overlap
NAICS and PSC shares show whether the vendor competes in the same markets as your company.
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