Opportunities for Partnering with US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM)

1. Opportunities for Partnering with US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) Dr. Russell Richards Manager, Office of Research and Technology Applications August 15, 2007

2. Small Business Innovation Research(SBIR/STTR) ORTA Coordinates Industry Engagement • USJFCOM Public Web Site • Annual Industry Symposium • Focused Forums • Capability Presentations and Demonstrations We now have several mechanisms to facilitate the engagement of businesses (large and small) and universities with JFCOM. Mechanisms for Engaging w Industry JFCOM Contracting / Business Manager Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ORTA Manages Technology Transfer Authorities (ORTA) • Contracts • Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) • Requests for Information (RFI) • Unsolicited Proposals • Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) • Education Partnership Agreements • Commercial Test Agreements • Personnel Exchanges • Licensing Agreements

3. Scope of Technology Transfer Inform Capability Transition Also, “Spin Off” Complete Capability Package JFCOM • Jt Context/CONOPs • Refine Capabilities • Systems Integration • Test Interoperability • Develop Prototypes • Experimentation • Evaluate Capabilities • Doctrine & Training Partners Industry; Academia; State & Local Gov’ts; Service, National, and Other Labs + Joint Operations Provide Value Added Partner and “Spin-On” Needs 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 capabilities to the warfighter

4. Filter by JOE and USJFCOM Core Competencies and Mission Responding to Joint Warfighter Needs JFCOM Org HiPri’s; Lines of Operation Technology JCA Prioritized Gaps Working to Improve on Getting the Word Out! Prototypes, Concepts Lessons Learned CHIO’s (e.g., from President, SecDef, Chairman, DPG, QDR, Transformation Road Map) Guidance COCOM IPLs and Engagement Inputs Concise message to tell industry how you can help us! JFCOM High Priority Capability Areas Output

5. Typical Capability Focus Areas Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (CIED) Information Sharing, Information Security Visualization Technologies Interagency Coordination Effects Based Planning; Decision Support Database Integration, Knowledge Management Joint Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Force and Materiel Tracking, Personnel Recovery Modeling and Simulation Joint Command & Control (Capability Portfolio Manager), Net Enabled Command & Control

6. Engaging with Industry

7. Industry/Academia Process for Engaging with Industry “We have a potential solution.” “These are the problems that require your help.” Send email to tech.transfer@jfcom.mil Abstract with Briefing or White Paper JFCOM Focused Forums, Industry Symposium, Web Page, Announcements, Presentations, Engagement Request Opportunity to Give Capability Presentation or Demo Tasker to Determine Interest Outcome? “Who is interested in a capability presentation?” Hold capability presentation/demo;Discover promising capabilities “What is the capability? Who might be interested?”

8. Capability presentations Capability demonstrations Focused forums (select a single important JFCOM need; inform industry; seek solutions) Live events Virtual (webcasts) Advantages: Provide greater reach, easier and more convenient for you, and less expensive to do. Annual NDIA/JFCOM Industry Symposium FedBizOps, JFCOM Web Page JFCOM Outreach Industry Engagement

9. Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)

10. 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; Several pieces of Congressional legislation to encourage federal labs to partner with industry and academia Stevenson-Wydler Act, Bayh-Dole Act, Tech Transfer Act CRADAs allow us to share risks and resources; should provide clear benefit to both JFCOM and the partner (“win/win”) What is a CRADA? Cooperative Research & Development Agreement

11. 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 gets right to patent inventions and 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 What is a CRADA? … cont’d

12. Partnering for Success JFCOM PARTNER CRADA Leverage Resources; Share Risks; Collaborate!

13. Color Legend Signed; executing Close; final review Draft CRADA Proposals Summary of Potential CRADA Partners Most major defense companies; some major non-defense IT companies; a few small businesses; and a few universities

14. 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 Our partners are generally strong in R&D Our strength is on the T&E part of RDT&E Examine how well capabilities integrate with other capabilities; test for interoperability Experiment to determine utility to the warfighter; provide feedback on what we like or don’t like; partner with you to “get it right” Plus – JFCOM rounds out the RDT&E with conops, training, and doctrine so that we provide a complete capability package to the warfighter Why Do a CRADA with JFCOM? Good partnerships result when the partners complement each other; both partners benefit.

15. 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! Benefits to JFCOM

16. Many different metrics of “Value” Access to JFCOM personnel; both technical and operational “Warfighter” feedback What do they like? What needs to be improved? What is the utility? JFCOM support for the doctrine, training, TTPs Integration and interoperability testing Inclusion of capabilities in experiments and other events Access to JFCOM facilities, M&S tools, networks, databases, scenarios, and other resources Exposure beyond JFCOM Advantages to our Partners?

17. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

18. 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; up to 2 years for prototype development Phase III: No SBIR funding; Other funding for commercialization or transition; non-monetary assistance from the government Targets small businesses (< 500 employees) Funding is awarded competitively (FAR applies), but process is streamlined Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

19. Phase I SBIR from 2006.3

20. JFCOM topics submitted as part of the Navy program in 2006 A change in JFCOM R&D funding line from the Navy in 2006 to the Office of SecDef (OSD) in 2007 resulted in transition problems JFCOM attempting to resolve the problems JFCOM is “exploring” its own SBIR program to give us more flexibility to address the research problems important to us Our objective: Submit 5-7 topics each year Award 2-3 Phase I contracts for each topic Compete the good ideas and down select to one Phase II award for each topic SBIR Programmatics

21. Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Similar to SBIR but for small businesses partnered with universities or other research institutions (FFRDCs, not-for-profits) Education Partnership Agreement -- none yet but several discussions ODU, Hampton U., William and Mary, ECPI Inventions, patents, trademarks, data rights, licenses (protecting JFCOM intellectual property); “spin off” Technology transfer training Other ORTA Activities

22. 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 to build the capabilities ourselves We are becoming a better partner We value our partnerships with industry and academia Contact us at tech.transfer@jfcom.mil Concluding Comments

23. Discussion Contact: tech.transfer@jfcom.mil ORTA: russ.richards@jfcom.mil