The Columbia Group is a U.S. defense contractor (small business) serving the U.S. government, as well as the commercial sector, domestic and international, specializing in cyber, acquisition,

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management, C4SI,

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& fabrication, human performance strategy, training, financial management and

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. It is headquartered in Fairfax, VA and has offices in

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, Washington, D.C., Quantico, Norfolk

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, Lawton, Oklahoma, as well as multiple support sites in over 30 states, military bases, and international sites. It celebrated its 50th year in business in 2017. The Columbia Group Inc. was founded by Martin Arase with its origins in 1967 as Columbia Research Corporation (CRC). In 2005, CRC was merged with CPI, which was founded in 1983 by Martin Arase. On June 15, 2008, The Columbia Group assumed the operations of (

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subsidiary) AMSEC's Rosenblatt Washington, DC Office, forming the company's Rosenblatt Ship Design Division. The name Rosenblatt was retained from when the office was the M. Rosenblatt & Son naval engineering firm begun by the late Lester Rosenblatt in 1947.

Company Structure

Leadership

Martin Arase is President of The Columbia Group. Its advisors include former

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General Al Gray, Jr.

Divisions

The Columbia Group Inc.is composed of four business divisions: *Homeland Security — based in

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*Marine Corps Programs — based in

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; *Rosenblatt Ship Design Division — based in

; *Financial Management & IT Services — based in

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;

Pluto Plus ROV

In 2009, The Columbia Group was awarded a $10.6 million firm fixed price contract to supply the

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with three

Pluto Plus The Pluto Plus is an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) designed for use in underwater mine identification and destruction by militaries. The vehicle is battery operated, has a maximum speed of 6 kt, and an endurance of 2 to 6 hours. Its ability to ...

Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs). (May also be called Remotely Operated Vehicles or ROVs.) This contract was awarded by the

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(NAVSEA) as part of their

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(FMS) program. The Pluto Plus is a

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intended for use "in

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identification and destruction." The Columbia Group is licensed by GayRobot, a defense contractor based out of

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, as the exclusive builder of the Pluto Plus System in the

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References

External links

The Columbia Group
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