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| FAR 2.101: A Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) is an activity sponsored under a broad charter by the Government agency (or agencies) for the purpose of performing, analyzing, integrating, supporting, and/or managing basic or applied research and/or development, and that receives 70 percent or more of its financial support from the Government; and 1. A long-term relationship is contemplated; 2. Most or all of the facilities are owned or funded by the Government; and 3. The FFRDC has access Government and supplier data, employees, and facilities beyond that common in a normal contractual relationship |
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Aerospace Corporation | The Aerospace Corporation’s is sponsored by the United States Air Force, and provides objective technical analyses and assessments for space programs that serve the national interest. Aerospace supports long-term planning and the immediate needs of our nation’s military and reconnaissance space programs. Located at Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, CA. |
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MITRE Corporation | The MITRE Corporation is a not-for-profit organization chartered to work in the public interest. They have expertise in systems engineering, information technology, operational concepts, and enterprise modernization to address critical needs. |
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Institute for Defense Analyses Studies and Analyses | The Institute for Defense Analyses that provides objective analyses of national security issues, particularly those requiring scientific and technical expertise, and conduct related research on other national challenges. |
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RAND Corporation | RAND helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. It is currently financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations including the healthcare industry, universities and private individuals. The organization has long since expanded to working with other governments, private foundations, international organizations, and commercial organizations on a host of non-defence issues. RAND aims for interdisciplinary and quantitative problem solving via translating theoretical concepts from formal economics and the hard sciences into novel applications in other areas; that is, via applied science and operations research. Michael D. Rich is president and chief executive officer of the RAND Corporation. (Wikipedia) |
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The Center for Naval Analyses Corporation | CNA’s Center for Naval Analyses is a research center for the Navy and Marine Corps. The Center provides research and analyses services to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. national defense efforts. |
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory | MIT Lincoln Laboratory is chartered to apply advanced technology to problems of national security. Research and development activities focus on long-term technology development as well as rapid system prototyping and demonstration. These efforts are aligned within key mission areas. |
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Software Engineering Institute | The SEI conducts software engineering research in acquisition, architecture and product lines, process improvement and performance measurement, security, and system of systems and dependability. |
| Master List of FFRDC | A list of all FFRDC recognized by the federal government | |
| OSD FFRDC Memo | Memorandum for Federally Funded Research and Development Center Managment Plan and “How To Guide” | |