ARETE ASSOCIATES — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: AF161-056
ARETE ASSOCIATES — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $1,430,422 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code AF161-056 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $1,430,422
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- AF161-056
- Solicitation
- 16.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2023-09-28 → 2025-09-27
Description
Areté proposes a method to address midcourse missile defense via advanced algorithmic techniques combined with a strong theoretical backing in physics.