Opportunities to Advance Department of Defense Technology Transfer with Partnership Intermediary Agreements
Abstract
The Department of Defense's (DoD) technology transfer activities support the translation of knowledge and maturation of technologies resulting from research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT and E) occurring across its science and technology (S and T) enterprise. These technology transfer activities provide opportunities to leverage resources - including expertise, knowledge, and technologies - available across the public and private sectors. DoD entities may use numerous mechanisms, such as flexible legal authorities, in support of their technology transfer function. The focus of this study is on one such mechanism: the partnership intermediary agreement (PIA). A PIA is an agreement between a DoD entity and a partnership intermediary. A partnership intermediary is defined as an "agency of State or local government, or nonprofit entity owned, charter by, funded, or operated on behalf of the State or local government" (15 U.S. Code Section 3715 and 10 U.S. Code Section 2368(f)). A partnership intermediary can engage in activities with academic institutions and industry or small businesses to increase the likelihood of successful cooperative or joint activities between DoD and those organizations. In February 2020, the Office of Defense Laboratories and Personnel (ODL and P), under the DoD's Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USDR and E), asked the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) to analyze and characterize the landscape of DoD's PIAs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1148055
Entities
People
- Cara P. Cavanaugh
- Jay Mandelbaum
- Talla F. Babou
- Vanessa Pena
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses