ACQ 0800 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Which Federally Funded Research and Development Center's high priority mission areas include Joint Lethality in Contested Environments, Resilient Space/Counter Space, Nuclear Enterprise Modernization, Missile Defense, Cyber Operations?

  • National Security Engineering Center

Federally Funded Research and Development Centers work must be aligned to the _____ and _____ defined in the sponsoring agreement and contract statement of work.

  • Core Competencies

  • Mission areas

Which key governance document is required by FAR 35.017-1 and establishes Federally Funded Research and Development Center mission and strategic plan?

  • Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 11-01

Center for Communications & Computing and Software Engineering Institute are examples of which type of Federally Funded Research and Development Center?

  • Research & Development Laboratories

During which era did the Appropriations Act state that funds cannot be used to establish a new DoD FFRDC?

  • Post-Cold War

What are three restrictions for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers?

  • Prohibited from production and manufacturing

  • Be free from conflicts of interest

  • Must operate in the public’s best interest