CENTER FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

Applied Research Associates, Inc. has been awarded a $111.5 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the Naval Research Laboratory to provide services supporting the Center for High Performance Computing, Research and Development Efforts. The contract, issued under solicitation N0017326D2432, has a five-year ordering period and allows for the issuance of cost plus fixed fee task orders. Concurrently, ARA received a $44.6 million cost plus fixed fee task order under this IDIQ, which includes a base year and two optional one-year extension periods. The work will be performed primarily in Washington, D.C., with the contracting activity managed by the Department of Defense through the Naval Research Laboratory. The contract is not subject to any small business set-aside provisions and is classified under NAICS code 541715 for scientific research and development services. Primary point of contact for the contract is Gabrielle Giles, with Jason Calandruccio serving as the secondary contact.