# CENTER FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n0017326d2432

- Solicitation number: N0017326D2432
- Notice type: Award notice
- Status: Awarded to Applied Research Associates, Inc. for $111,500,000.00
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: Naval Research Laboratory (N00173)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AJ12 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- First posted: May 8, 2026
- Last posted: May 8, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4bf7d321cf7d4ad88387f293755ebc1c/view

## Description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is being awarded a $111,500,000.00 single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the ability to issue cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) task orders for services supporting the Center for High Performance Computing, Research and Development Efforts. The IDIQ includes a five-year ordering period. ARA was also awarded a $44,566,270.29 CPFF task order concurrently for the Center for High Performance Computing, Research and Development Efforts. This task order has a base year and two option year periods.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Applied Research Associates, Inc. (UEI LTMGBJ76B9D8)
- Contract: N0017326D2432
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 3 offers received
- Link: award number N0017326D2432 equals the contract number; same awarding office N00173 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_N0017326D2432_9700/


## Publications

- May 8, 2026: Award notice. Notice 4bf7d321cf7d4ad88387f293755ebc1c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4bf7d321cf7d4ad88387f293755ebc1c/view

## Points of contact

- Gabrielle Giles, gabrielle.l.giles.civ@us.navy.mil
- Jason Calandruccio, jason.d.calandruccio.civ@us.navy.mil

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