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Opportunities for Partnering with Opportunities for Partnering with US Joint Forces Command US Joint Forces Command

(USJFCOM)(USJFCOM)

Opportunities for Partnering with Opportunities for Partnering with US Joint Forces Command US Joint Forces Command

(USJFCOM)(USJFCOM)

Dr. Russell RichardsDr. Russell RichardsManager, Office of Research and Technology ApplicationsManager, Office of Research and Technology ApplicationsJuly 2007July 2007

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• USJFCOM Public Web Site

• Annual Industry Symposium

• Focused Forums (as needed)

• Capability Presentations and Demonstrations

ORTA Coordinates

Industry Engagement

Mechanisms for Engaging w Industry

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

• Broad Agency Announcements (BAA)

• Requests for Information (RFI)

• Unsolicited Proposals

• Contracts

JFCOM Contracting / Business Manager

We now have several mechanisms to facilitate the engagement of businesses (large and small) and universities with JFCOM.

Before March 2005

Technology Transfer Authorities (ORTA)

• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)

• Education Partnership Agreements

• Commercial Test Agreements

• Personnel Exchanges

• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

ORTA Manages

After March 2005

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Scope of Technology Transfer

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Needs

JFCOM

Industry; Academia; State & Local Gov’ts; Service, National, and

Other Labs

Partners

• Jt Context/CONOPs

• Refine Capabilities

• Systems Integration

• Test Interoperability

• Develop Prototypes

• Experimentation

• Evaluate Capabilities

• Doctrine & Training

Provide Value Added

Joint Operations

Capability TransitionInform

Partner & Spin-On

Determine what the warfighter needs; inform our partners; infuse their technologies and capabilities; partner with them

to make sure the capabilities meet the warfighter’s needs and transition capabilties to the warfighter

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Responding to Joint Warfighter Needs

Filter by JOE and USJFCOM

Core Competencies and Mission

Inputs

COCOM IPLs and Engagement

Lessons Learned

Technology

CHIO’s

JCA Prioritized Gaps

Prototypes, Concepts

Guidance (e.g., from President, SecDef, Chairman, DPG, QDR, Transformation Road Map)

Output

JFCOM Org HiPri’s; Lines of Operation

JFCOM High Priority

Capability Areas

Concise message to tell industry how they

can help us!

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Process for Engaging with Industry

JFCOM Focused Forums, Industry Symposium, Web

Page, Announcements, Presentations, Engagement

Industry/Academia

“These are the problems that require your help.”

“We have a potential solution.”

Send email to tech.transfer@jfcom.mil

Request Opportunity to Give Capability

Presentation or Demo

Abstract with Briefing or White Paper

Tasker to Determine

Interest

“Who is interested in a capability presentation?”

Hold capability presentation/demo;Discover promising

capabilities

Outcome?

“What is the capability? Who might be interested?”

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Cooperative Research and Development Agreements

(CRADAs)

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What is a CRADA?

• USJFCOM partners with non-federal government organizations on research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) efforts;

• CRADA authorization arises from a separate statute, so FAR procedures do not apply;

• CRADAs allow us to share risks and resources; should provide clear benefit to both JFCOM and the partner (“win/win”)

Cooperative Research & Development Agreement

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What is a CRADA? … cont’d

• USJFCOM cannot pay $$$ to partner or use contractor employees under contract to DOD, but we can provide other types of resources (technical and operational personnel, data, M&S tools, facilities, network access, evaluations, experimentation opportunities)

• CRADAs protect the intellectual property of our partners; trade secrets or confidential information supplied by a partner shall not be disclosed

• Partner may get an exclusive license to inventions in a specific negotiated field of endeavor under the CRADA efforts, but at a minimum the government gets a royalty-free license to inventions that are developed through the partnership

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Partnering for Success

JFCOM

PARTNER

CRADA

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Summary of Potential CRADA Partners

Hewlett Packard Lockheed SAIC

Honeywell Raytheon Alion/BMH

L-3 Communications Northrop Grumman Microsoft

Boeing Sun Microsystems NCOIC

IBM BAE Systems General Dynamics

VMASC / Old Dom Univ George Mason Univ MITRE

MIT CORMINE JHU/APL

CISCO MAERSK Shipping Intel

State of Virginia Stanford University SpeeDev

Raytheon Boeing Trusted Solutions Gp

Most major defense companies; some major non-defense IT companies; a few small businesses; and a few universities

Color Legend

Close; final review

Signed; executing

Proposals

Draft CRADA

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Why Do a CRADA with JFCOM?• JFCOM is not a traditional Federal laboratory; we are

first and foremost a combatant command whose main mission is transformation

• We do little research; more development (and integration); but significant test, experimentation and evaluation

• JFCOM: r D T & E• Partner: R D t & e• Calculus: r D T & E + R D t & e = R D T & E

• Plus – JFCOM rounds this out with conops, training, and doctrine so that we provide a complete DOTMLPF package to the warfighter

Good partnerships result when the partners complement each other; both partners benefit.

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Benefits to JFCOM

• Partners bring access to thousands of scientists and engineers

• Improve our standing with industry• CRADAs give us a chance to leverage work

our partners have already done– Reduces the resources that JFCOM will have to

provide– Reduces the amount of time required to

accomplish the projects– Reduces the risk– Improves the quality of the product

• Better, cheaper, faster, lower risk – not bad!

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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

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• A competitive 3-phase program addressing the research needs of government organizations

– Phase I: < $100K; 6 months feasibility study

– Phase II: < $750K for those that are selected; 2 years for prototype development

– Phase III: No SBIR funding; Other funding for commercialization or transition

• Targets small businesses (< 500 employees)

• Funding is awarded competitively (FAR applies), but process is streamlined

• Our plan: Make multiple Phase I awards (2-3) per topic and compete the good ideas; down select to one Phase II award for each topic.

• Expectation: Submit 5-7 topics per year, resulting in 10-20 Phase I awards

• Next JFCOM solicitation will come out July 18 as part of OSD program

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

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SBIR SummaryTitle/Company Org Props Awards

Secure Dynamic Configuration of Real-Time Networks

JPRA 7 2

Architecture Technology Corp

Innovative Solutions Intl.

Automating the Production of Terrain Databases

JATTL 11 2

Sentinel AVE, LLC

TerraSim, Inc.

Next Generation Database Modeled on Human Neurological Processes

JTC-I 24 3

Physical Optics Corp

Applied Technical Systems Inc.

Infobionics, Inc.

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Other ORTA Activities• Focused forums (live and virtual)• Capability presentations• Demonstrations (Boeing, Accenture)• Baseline assessments• Education Partnership Agreement• Inventions, patents, trademarks, data rights,

licenses (protecting JFCOM intellectual property)

• Technology transfer training

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2007 Industry Symposium

• Co-sponsors: National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and JFCOM

• When: July 31 and August 1

• Where: Hampton Convention Center

• Theme: “Hampton Roads – Supporting Joint Force Operations”

• Highlights– Presentations: Governor Kaine, Secretary Chopra, Warfighter,

others

– Panels: JFCOM Needs, Area Military Reps Requirements, Hampton Roads Communities of Excellence

– Breakout sessions to provide specific discussions about needs

– Recognition of our CRADA partners

– Exhibits (over 70 spaces sold)

– Register at NDIA web site, http://www.ndia-ghrc.org/

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Concluding Comments

• JFCOM’s technology transfer authorities have enabled us to significantly improve our relationships with industry and academia– We are becoming more externally focused

– We are looking to find capabilities and experience that we can leverage before we undertake it ourselves

– We are becoming a better partner

• Our technology transfer authorities provide us with tremendous opportunities to leverage and influence the investments of others

• Benefits: Better, cheaper, faster, lower risk

• We are just now touching the surface of what we could do to support the missions of JFCOM and the needs of the joint warfighter

• Other DoD organizations benefit from our technology transfer activities; leverage our CRADAs

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Discussion

Contact: tech.transfer@jfcom.mil

ORTA: russ.richards@jfcom.mil