ARES Corporation

Supporting government programs in space, defense and related fields, ARES Corporation is a McLean, Virginia firm founded in 1992. The company describes itself as a trusted and award-winning small business that delivers cost-effective solutions on time and within budget to high-value programs.

Program planning and project control

ARES provides project management and construction management services, along with cost estimating, project controls and scheduling, and risk management. Its professionals act as project integrators and in supporting roles on the most difficult problems. The company says it has supported federal, state and local government agencies, scientific facilities, educational institutions and private industry in this way.

Safety and mission assurance

The company describes its safety and mission assurance work as supporting human spaceflight missions and ballistic missile defense programs. Its engineering and technical integration work includes support for the Artemis II mission. It also offers information technology, knowledge management and facilities management, and it says it handles the engineering, timing, budget and risk sides of space programs from development through operations.

Risk-informed decisions

ARES applies risk-informed decision making to its projects, which it presents as a way to face difficult challenges with clear sight of the risks involved. The company describes this approach as central to everything it does on space and defense work, and it links it to the integrated solutions it delivers across each engagement.

Launch range work and technology planning

ARES was selected by NASA to provide launch range operations support at the Wallops Flight Facility, under a contract with options that could extend work through 2031. It also uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to plan technology investment and portfolio management, which it says helps save public money by steering investment toward the strongest options.

Federal contracts and vehicles

ARES holds work through GSA contract vehicles and has been awarded support work at the Kennedy Space Center under a NASA program support contract. It has also been selected for NASA's program, planning and control support across the agency, and it is awarded safety advisory work on the MDA TEAMS Next contract for ballistic missile defense programs.