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Navy R&D Orgs

The Navy Laboratory and Centers Coordinating Group (NLCCG) is "[r]esponsible for recommending and coordinating implementation of broad improvements in technical capabilities, processes and long term health of the Naval Research Laboratory and the Naval Warfare Centers led by ASN (RD&A)."

The NLCCG includes executive leaders from:

  • Naval Air Systems Command Warfare Centers
  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Warfare Centers
  • Naval Research Laboratory
  • Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers and Divisions

Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Design, and Acquisition. (2010, June 8). Naval Acquisition Competency Council [Memorandum]. Retrieved August 5, 2020, from https://www.secnav.navy.mil/rda/workforce/Documents/navalacquisitioncompetencycouncilreestablishmentmemo07082010.pdf.

The Naval R&D Establishment (NR&DE) includes executive leaders from:

Sources

The Naval Research Enterprise (NRE) is composed of:

Naval Research and Development Framework. (2018, February 12). Office of Naval Research. Retrieved August 5, 2020, from https://www.onr.navy.mil/our-research/naval-research-framework.

The Warfare Centers consist of:

Sources

Federally-Sponsored Laboratories

Federally-Sponsored Laboratories

While FFRDCs, UARCs, and National Labs enjoy special relationships with the U.S. Government,

  • They are not federal government organizations and personnel are contractors.
  • The U.S. Government cannot share the Intellectual Property of a FFRDC, UARC, or National Lab with other FFRDCs, UARCs, National Labs, Private Industry, or universities unless specifically authorized to do so.
  • Although FFRDCs, UARCs, and National Labs may have accredited unclassified and classified IT networks, it's necessary to consider if communications will traverse non-accredited/non-secure IT networks (e.g., public domain).

University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)

  • Number: 14 as of June 2020 (there were six original UARCs)
  • Governed by DoD policies/directives not federal law; receive sole source funding under 10 U.S.C. §2304(c)(3)(B)
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Established in 1996
  • UARCs must be university-affiliated, operate on university or college campuses, and emphasize education as part of their mission
  • Can perform work for private industry
  • Each has specific and defined research/technical areas 
  • Naval Sea Systems Command is the contracting agency for the five Navy-sponsored UARCs

UARCs by Primary Sponsor

Army

Navy

Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory

OSD

USSTRATCOM
University of Nebraska National Strategic Research Institute

Federally Funded R&D Centers (FFRDCs)

  • Number: 11, not including include the National Labs, as of June 2020
  • Governed by 48 CFR 35.017 - Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Started in early 1940s to develop and maintain technical workforce and operations not available in the U.S. Government
  • Operated on a not-for-profit basis by contractors, including universities and other not-for-profit organizations (e.g., RAND Corp. and the MITRE Corp.)
  • Five-year renewable contracts used
  • Work driven by sponsoring organization guidelines with prohibitions against other commercial work
  • Each has specific and defined research/technical areas
  • National Research Laboratories/National Laboratories are a subset of FFRDCs

FFRDCs by Primary Sponsor (Parent Organization - FFRDC)

Air Force

Army

National Security Agency
Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) - IDA Communications & Computing Center

Navy
C.N.A. Corp. - Center for Naval Analyses

OSD

Department of Energy (DoE) National Research Laboratories (National Labs)

  • Number: 17 as of June 2020
  • Governed by 48 CFR 35.017 - Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
  • Technically are FFRDCs with the exception of the National Energy Technology Laboratory
  • Aligned to the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) by contract
  • Started in early 1930s
  • Operated on a not-for-profit basis by contractors, including universities and other not-for-profit organizations (e.g., RAND Corp. and the MITRE Corp.)
  • Five-year renewable contracts used
  • Work driven by sponsoring organization guidelines with prohibitions against other commercial work
  • Each has specific and defined research/technical areas
  • Grouped in three categories: Office of Science Laboratories; National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratories; and Other Energy Department Office Laboratories

National Laboratories by Category

DoE Office of Science Laboratories

DoE National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratories

DoE Other Energy Department Office Laboratories

DoE Technology Centers (not National Research Laboratories)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Research Laboratories (National Labs)

  • Number: 5 as of September 2020
  • "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Office of National Laboratories (ONL) oversees a coordinated network of five DHS laboratories and as many as 13 Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories that are vital to the national homeland security mission." (DHS; Emphasis added)
  • Governed by 48 CFR 35.017 - Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
  • Technically are FFRDCs
  • Aligned to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by contract
  • Started in early 1930s
  • Operated on a not-for-profit basis by contractors, including universities and other not-for-profit organizations (e.g., RAND Corp. and the MITRE Corp.)
  • Five-year renewable contracts used
  • Work driven by sponsoring organization guidelines with prohibitions against other commercial work
  • Each has specific and defined research/technical areas

DHS National Laboratories

  • Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) - CSAC identifies and assesses chemical threats and vulnerabilities in the United States and develops the best responses to potential chemical hazards. CSAC supports the homeland security community by providing a crucial knowledge repository of chemical threat information, design and execution of laboratory and field tests, and a science-based threat and risk analysis capability, among other services. CSAC is located on the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
  • National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) - NBACC is dedicated to defending the nation against biological threats. Its work supports intelligence assessments, preparedness planning, response activities, emerging threat characterization and bioforensic analyses. NBACC is located on biodefense campus at Fort Detrick in Maryland.
  • National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) - NUSTL brings together the interests and initiatives of the Homeland Security Enterprise with the first responder community. The laboratory’s wide range of mission support activities in test and evaluation (T&E) and research and development help first responders prepare, protect and respond to homeland security threats. NUSTL is located in New York City, New York.
  • Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) - PIADC defends against accidental or intentional introduction of transboundary animal diseases (a.k.a. foreign animal diseases) including foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). PIADC is the only laboratory in the nation that can work on live FMD virus. The center’s laboratory facilities provide many preparedness and response capabilities, including vaccine R&D, diagnostics, training, and bioforensics among others. PIADC is located on Plum Island off the coast of Orient Point, New York.
  • Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) - TSL helps protect America’s civilian air transportation systems. TSL offers the homeland security community and transportation security partners the ability to advance detection technology from conception to deployment through applied research, test and evaluation, assessment, certification and qualification testing. TSL is located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. TSL also oversees DHS S&T’s complimentary homemade explosives (HME) RDT&E capabilities housed at Tyndall Reactive Materials Group (TRMG) in Panama City, Florida; and the Detection Technology Center (DTC) located at the FBI’s TEDAC Improvised Explosives Detection and Synthesis (TIEDS) Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Source: Department of Homeland Security. (n.d.) About the Office of National Laboratories. https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/office-national-laboratories