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	MITRE - About Us - FFRDCs in the Public Interest
		FFRDCs address long-term problems of considerable complexity, analyze technical questions with a high degree of objectivity, and provide creative and cost-effective solutions to government problems.
		FFRDCs commonly transfer the practical results of their work to the public through such methods as cooperative research and development, technology licensing, open source participation, and contributions to industry standards.
		The FFRDC sponsored by the Department of Defense specializes in command, control, communications, and intelligence systems.
	www.mitre.org /about/ffrdcs.html (464 words)

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		(1) Mandatory Requirements (a) A delineation of the purpose for which the FFRDC is being brought into being along with a description of its mission, general scope of effort envisioned to be performed, and the role the FFRDC is to have in accomplishment of the sponsoring agency’s mission.
		When the funding for an FFRDC is a specific line item within the sponsoring agency’s budget, the comprehensive review may be done in conjunction with the budget process or the review may be done separately.
		FFRDCs will be identified by their primary sponsors who will provide information, including funding data, on the type of R&D being performed by the FFRDCs to the National Science Foundation upon their request for such information.
	www.lanl.gov /orgs/dod/doingbusiness/documents/ffrdc.doc (2834 words)

	FAC 97-03: Part 35 - Research and Development Contracting
		FFRDC's enable agencies to use private sector resources to accomplish tasks that are integral to the mission and operation of the sponsoring agency.
		The FFRDC is required to conduct its business in a manner befitting its special relationship with the Government, to operate in the public interest with objectivity and independence, to be free from organizational conflicts of interest, and to have full disclosure of its affairs to the sponsoring agency.
		(h) The FFRDC is operated, managed, or administered by an autonomous organization or as an identifiably separate operating unit of a parent organization, and is required to operate in the public interest, free from organizational conflict of interest, and to disclose its affairs (as an FFRDC) to the primary sponsor.
	www.arnet.gov /far/97-03/html/35.html (5200 words)

	Federally Funded R&D Centers: Information on the Size and Scope of DOD-Sponsored Centers (Letter Report, 04/24/96, ...
		Figure I.2: MTS for DOD's FFRDCs (fiscal years 1991-95) (See figure in printed edition.) Note: MTS data was available for fiscal years 1985-95; however, due to a change in the definition for MTS in fiscal year 1991, data for fiscal years 1985-90 is not comparable to more recent data and is not presented.
		The average cost per MTS for DOD's FFRDCs is about $181,000.\1 This cost is somewhat higher for the research and development laboratories--about $194,000.\2 The averages of the cost per MTS for the systems engineering and integration centers and the studies and analyses centers are approximately $176,000 and $186,000 respectively.
		The purpose of the FFRDC is to provide studies, analyses, and research on the broad subject of aerospace power, with the objective of recommending to the Air Force preferred methods, techniques, and instrumentalities for the development and deployment of aerospace power.
	www.fas.org /man/gao/ns96054.htm (9701 words)

	Defense Research and Development: Federal Centers' 1993 Compensation in Relation to Federal Levels (Letter Report, ...
		The average base salary for all FFRDC study employees was $73,000, with individual averages for FFRDCs ranging from $67,000 for the Center for Naval Analyses to $81,000 for the RAND Corporation.
		The greatest difference among FFRDCs was in executive base salaries, with averages ranging from $123,000 for the Center for Naval Analyses to $183,000 for the MITRE Corporation.
		The greatest difference among FFRDCs was in the cost of executive benefits, which ranged from 19 percent of salary for the Lincoln Laboratory to 54 percent for the MITRE Corporation.
	www.fas.org /man/gao/ns96140.htm (1987 words)

	MIT Lincoln Laboratory - FFRDC
		There are currently 36 FFRDCs working in the fields of defense, energy, aviation, space, health and human services, and tax administration.
		All FFRDCs are sponsored by government agencies, but are privately administered by universities and other not-for-profit organizations.
		FFRDCs assist the U.S. government with scientific research and analysis, systems development, and systems acquisition, working as strategic partners with their sponsoring government agencies.
	www.ll.mit.edu /about/ffrdc.html (97 words)

	What is an FFRDC? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Federally funded research and development centers, or FFRDCs, are unique independent nonprofit entities sponsored and funded by the U.S. government to meet specific long-term technical needs that cannot be met by any other single organization.
		FFRDCs work in the public interest and operate as strategic partners with their sponsoring government agencies to ensure the highest levels of objectivity and technical excellence.
		The Aerospace Corporation's FFRDC is sponsored by the United States Air Force, and provides objective technical analyses and assessments for space programs that serve the national interest.
	www.aero.org /corporation/ffrdc.html (461 words)

	Evaluation of the Service’s Efforts
		The nature of a FFRDC lends itself to a cost-effective, responsive, long-term relationship and allows the use of private sector resources to accomplish tasks that are integral to the mission of the agency.
		This policy letter states the FFRDC is required to operate in the public interest free from organizational conflicts of interest, and disclose its affairs to the primary sponsor.
		Management’s Response: The FFRDC contract awarded on October 8, 1998, requires the contractor’s compliance with an organizational conflict of interest mitigation plan, incorporated into the contract, and it requires the contractor to ensure that this plan is maintained and updated throughout the life of the contract.
	www.ustreas.gov /tigta/auditreports/reports/091502fr.html (2558 words)

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		An FFRDC may perform for other than the sponsoring agency under the Economy Act, or other applicable legislation, when the work is not otherwise available from the private sector.
		FFRDC's enable agencies to use private sector resources to accomplish tasks that are integral to the mission and -operation of the sponsoring agency.
		FFRDC's are operated, managed, and/or administered by either a university or consortium of universities, other not4or-profit or nonprofit organization, or an industrial firm, as an autonomous organization or as an identifiable separate operating unit of a parent organization.
	www.lanl.gov /orgs/dod/doingbusiness/documents/FAR.doc (863 words)

	SwRI Seeks Homeland Security Partners
		Southwest Research Institute(R) intends to compete for this new FFRDC as the prime contractor and is currently seeking teaming partners, particularly Texas colleges and universities already involved in homeland security programs.
		FFRDCs are typically established on the basis of congressional legislation that mandates the development of a center to examine long-term, long-range research problems.
		Because an FFRDC generally has access to government and supplier data, employees and facilities beyond normal contractual relationships, team members will be expected to satisfy special security and conflict-of-interest requirements.
	quickstart.clari.net /qs_se/webnews/wed/dr/Btx-swri.RKJf_DSN.html (562 words)

	MITRE - About Us - FFRDCs in the Public Interest - Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I)
		The MITRE DOD C3I FFRDC was established in 1958 to support the development and fielding of electronically-based air defense systems.
		Today, the C3I FFRDC supports a broad and diverse set of sponsors within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
		The depth and breadth of the C3I FFRDC's work program generate both the obligation and the opportunity to support the DOD's achievement of its own broader vision.
	www.mitre.org /about/ffrdcs/c3i.html (456 words)

	Federally Funded R&D Centers: Issues Relating to the Management of DOD-Sponsored Centers
		FFRDCs are effective, we observed, partly because of their special relationship with their sponsoring agency.
		Because of both the nature of the functions FFRDCs perform and the nature of the special relationship between an FFRDC and its sponsor, we believe that DOD needs to devote continuing management attention to ensuring that inherently governmental functions are not tasked to the FFRDCs.
		In addition, we recently issued a report on FFRDC compensation in relation to federal compensation levels, which found that the average compensation for all fiscal year 1993 FFRDC employees in the study was $89,000.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/gao/ns96122.htm (10854 words)

	General Questions Concerning the AURA and NOAO Organizations
		An FFRDC is a unique organization that assists the United States government with scientific research and analysis, systems development, and systems acquisition.
		FFRDCs bring together the expertise and outlook of government, industry, and academia to solve complex technical problems that cannot be solved by any one group alone.
		An FFRDC is required to conduct its business in a manner befitting its special relationship with the government, to operate in the public interest with objectivity and independence, to be free from organizational conflicts of interest, and to have full disclosure of its affairs to the sponsoring agency.
	www.noao.edu /cas/cas_faqs/faq_gen_2.html (671 words)

	FAR -- Part 35Research and Development Contracting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		“Nonsponsor” means any other organization, in or outside of the Federal Government, which funds specific work to be performed by the FFRDC and is not a party to the sponsoring agreement.
		“Primary sponsor” means the lead agency responsible for managing, administering, or monitoring overall use of the FFRDC under a multiple sponsorship agreement.
		(5) A determination that the criteria for establishing the FFRDC continue to be satisfied and that the sponsoring agreement is in compliance with
	farsite.hill.af.mil /reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/35.htm (5060 words)

	Think tanks - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As described by the National Science Foundation [4] (http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf02321/secta.htm), FFRDCs are "RandD-performing organizations that are exclusively or substantially financed by the Federal Government and are supported by the Federal Government either to meet a particular RandD objective or, in some instances, to provide major facilities at universities for research and associated training purposes.
		Many of these DOD FFRDCs, and the institutions that operate them, have used their privileged status, and tax dollars, to venture beyond their charters.
		PSC's task force on FFRDCs "is charged with the challenging task of containing [FFRDCs] and similar quasi-governmental entities that benefit from sole-source contracting or otherwise are subsidized unfairly by the federal government..." [5] (http://www.pscouncil.org/committees/ffrdctf.asp).
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Think_tanks (2112 words)

	National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure: Archives
		Although FFRDC's are not Federal agencies, each of them was essentially created by a Federal agency and receives the preponderance of its resources (seventy percent or more) from that particular agency.
		NSF support of research at a non-NSF FFRDC could effectively augment the other agency's budget and could lead to diminished support of research, particularly basic research, relevant to its mission.
		Under exceptional circumstances, research or science education projects at other Federal agencies or their FFRDC's that can make unique contributions to the research needs of scientists elsewhere or to specific NSF objectives may receive NSF support.
	www.npaci.edu /Allocations/special_eligibility_rules.html (831 words)

	SBIR Proposal Writing Basics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We want to highlight this, both to help anyone who is applying to NASA for an STTR, and to show others one way that technology can be transferred within an STTR, regardless of what agency to which the proposal is submitted.
		In such a situation, we would encourage the proposing small business to focus on the university /FFRDC part as the basic technology that is to be transferred, and then indicate how the knowledge/IP/etc of the small business can leverage the university/FFRDC technology to create a viable solution to NASA’s needs and a commercialization opportunity.
		An STTR requires that the RandD be a collaborative effort between the small business and the university/FFRDC, and therefore the proposal must convince the reviewer that the small business has a legitimate role in the research and be qualified for that role.
	home.att.net /~g-jgreenwood/sbir_proposal_writing_basics50.htm (368 words)

	48 CFR PART 35 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		If nonsponsor work can be accepted, a delineation of the procedures to be followed, along with any limitations as to the nonsponsors form which work can be accepted (other Federal agencies, State or local governments, nonprofit or profit organizations, etc.).
		The nonsponsoring agency is responsible for making the determination required by 17.504 and providing the documentation required by 17.504(e).
		(5) A determination that the criteria for establishing the FFRDC continue to be satisfied and that the sponsoring agreement is in compliance with 35.017–1.
	www.washingtonwatchdog.org /documents/cfr/title48/part35.html (5274 words)

	Institute for Defense and Homeland Security -- January - February 2004 Newsletter
		In each of the earlier IDHS Newsletters, we have spoken of the opportunity to build an institute from the ground up and to lay the foundation for its future.
		Although the FFRDC selection has not been made at the time of this writing, those involved in the proposal development are satisfied that we produced a very high quality product in a very short time.
		In January, IDHS, CIT and the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies submitted a competitive proposal to create a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for the Department of Homeland Security.
	www.idhs.org /newsletter/2004/february.htm (1905 words)

	The Aerospace Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Federally funded research and development centers are created to meet specific long-term technical needs of the nation.
		Find out more about these unique independent organizations and how the Aerospace FFRDC supports our nation's military space programs.
		Aerospace has been involved in virtually every national-security space program since the beginning of the space era.
	www.aero.org (301 words)

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		By accepting federal funds under this award, you agree that you are liable for your percentage share of the total allowable Project Costs incurred even if the project is terminated early or is not funded to its completion.
		The DOE/NNSA FFRDC contractor cost is not included in the total Approved Budget for this award, because DOE/NNSA will pay the DOE/NNSA FFRDC contractor portion of the effort under an existing DOE/NNSA contract.
		Total Estimated Project Cost is the sum of the Government share, including FFRDC contractor costs, and the Recipient share of estimated project costs.
	www.eere.energy.gov /golden/WordForms/Special_Terms_and_Conditions.doc (2822 words)

	FFRDC - Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
		The following portions of the RAND Corporation are FFRDCs: National Defense Research Institute (formerly Defense/Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Project Air Force, and the Arroyo Center.
		Although the Institute for Defense Analyses Communications and Computing FFRDC has been in existence since 1956, the Department of Defense added it to the Master Government List of FFRDCs for the first time in October 1995.
		Since February 1984, this center includes three former FFRDCs: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Kitt Peak National Observatory and the National Solar Observatory (formerly Sacramento Peak Observatory).
	www.zyn.com /sbir/articles/ffrdc.htm (600 words)

	About MITRE
		Because so much of what we do at MITRE is classified, we regret that visitors must either be U.S. citizens or have a Green Card (unfortunately this excludes international students on F1 visas).
		Many people are unfamiliar with the notion of FFRDC's, although the names are familiar.
		Institute for Defense Analyses Studies and Analyses FFRDC
	www.real-time.org /mitre.htm (952 words)

	DHS \| Department of Homeland Security \| Homeland Security Establishes Its First Government "Think Tank" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Institute will provide independent analysis on a variety of issues related to securing the homeland.
		This FFRDC will particularly focus on those matters involving policy and security where scientific, technical, and analytical expertise is required such as those in the extremely complex threat and vulnerability assessment areas.
		"On behalf of Secretary Ridge, we are pleased to be able to quickly establish not only the first Homeland Security FFRDC, but also the first new government FFRDC in nearly a decade," said Dr. Charles E. McQueary, Under Secretary, Science and Technology.
	www.dhs.gov /dhspublic/display?content=3509 (517 words)

	IAPG Roster: Terrestrial Power Systems Panel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tyndall AFB, FL Shaaban, Aly H. Air Force
		* indicates the Organization is FFRDC or GOCO.
		IAPG Members in "Terrestrial Power Systems Panel": 26
	www.grc.nasa.gov /WWW/IAPG/rosters/wg_terr2.html (33 words)

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