Contract: Arete, $8.5M

Arête Associates, Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded an $8,522,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N61331-11-C-0007) for the engineering, manufacturing, production and delivery of AN/DVS-1 Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Block 1 subassemblies to support the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission. The primary mission of AN/DVS-1 COBRA Program is to conduct unmanned aerial tactical reconnaissance in littoral battlespace for detection and localization of mine fields and obstacles in the surf zone and beach zone prior to amphibious assault. Work will be performed in Tucson and is expected to be completed by August 2019. Fiscal 2017 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,522,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end the fiscal year. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 02/17/17)