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title: "ARA win $240m DTRA Contract"
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#  ARA win $240m DTRA Contract

 Written by Zoe Rutherford on 21 August 2019.

[Applied Research Associates](https://www.ara.com/) has won a potential 10-year, $240M contract to provide operational support tools to aid the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in countering risks from weapons of mass destruction.

The cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will include research, development, decision support analysis and technical reachback operational support, the Department of Defense.

Work will take place at multiple agency-run facilities within Fort Belvoir in Virginia.

DTRA received two offers for the IDIQ and is obligating $150K at the time of award.

Albuquerque, N.M.-based ARA offers scientific research and engineering services in the national security, infrastructure, energy environment and health care areas.

 [Contract](https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/contract), [Award](https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/award)

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