Opportunity to collaborate using a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)

The opportunity is for collaboration using a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Sandia National Laboratories. The CRADA enables Sandia and one or more partners outside the Federal government to collaborate and share the results of jointly conducted research. The partnership agreement permits the transfer of Sandia's technologies, processes, R&D capabilities, and technical know-how to the private sector or academia. The CRADA benefits include access to NTESS's unique personnel, technologies, processes, capabilities, and knowledge, option to negotiate a license to NTESS-developed intellectual property, and combining resources to accomplish R&D objectives. Some key points to consider: • The CRADA is a legal document that permits the transfer of Sandia's technologies, processes, R&D capabilities, and technical know-how to the private sector or academia. • The CRADA benefits include access to NTESS's unique personnel, technologies, processes, capabilities, and knowledge. • The CRADA involves two types of funding: Funds-In and In-Kind. • A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) should be completed and signed by both Parties before any Proprietary Information is disclosed to NTESS or received from NTESS. • The DOE requires a 3% Federal Administrative Charge to be added to funds-in unless the Participant is eligible for an exception to full-cost recovery.