Partnering for Commercialization: NASA's Cooperative R&D Programs for Technology Development

William J. Bierbower

Abstract:	This paper examines NASA’s and other federal agencies’ increasingly use of cost-shared research and development agreements to produce or improve “dual use” technologies. Agency regulations implementing these programs, and agreements governing R&D collaborations, are significantly more flexible than those affecting standard agency procurements of goods and services, including SBIR contracts. These collaborations allow leveraging of limited resources to produce mutually beneficial advances in technology, including navigation technology to meet agency needs and provide benefits to the U.S. economy.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1994) June 6 - 8, 1994 Antlers Doubletree Hotel Colorado Springs, CO
Pages:	15 - 19
Cite this article:	Bierbower, William J., "Partnering for Commercialization: NASA's Cooperative R&D Programs for Technology Development," Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1994), Colorado Springs, CO, June 1994, pp. 15-19.
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