NTESS and one or more participants outside the federal government collaborate and share the results of a jointly conducted research and development project. Participants can be domestic or foreign and generally come from industry, nonprofit organizations or academia.
Becoming a Collaborator
Funding
Terms and Conditions
NTESS provides the prospective CRADA participant with terms and conditions that are pre-approved by NTESS legal, DOE legal, and the DOE Contracting Officer. ANY deviation from the preapproved terms and conditions WILL delay work start dates as each proposed modification must be approved by both NTESS legal and DOE legal. While the Agreement is between National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC and the CRADA Participant, all CRADAs entered into by NTESS must be approved by the DOE Contracting Officer at the DOE Field Office.It is important to note that the legislative intent of the authorization legislation for CRADAs (Stevenson-Wydler Act) is for technology transfer from the laboratory to industry for the benefit of the United States economy. As such, the rights and conditions in the CRADA are meant to facilitate commercialization and to augment the CRADA Participant's ability to impact its industry.
Small Businesses
NTESS is dedicated to strengthening national and regional economies by providing collaborative opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses. We seek out innovative small companies that can provide unique insight into a varying and complex range of research and development projects. Through the Stevenson-Wydler Act, Sandia provides special consideration to small businesses when entering into a CRADA but such consideration is limited by funding requirements and technical considerations.Any small business that works with NTESS must meet the definition of a small business and must be registered as a small business at www.sam.gov. For more information about small businesses and CRADA opportunities at NTESS please email us at CRADA@sandia.gov.
Small businesses may find the new Quick CRADA to be an appropriate mechanism to start collaborative work quickly. Participants who choose the Quick CRADA benefit from no negotiations and expedited processing.
Express Your Interest
If you are interested in working collaboratively with NTESS but have not yet identified or been in contact with a member of NTESS's technical staff, we can help facilitate a prospective match. Please provide a non-proprietary description of your technology and or capability area of interest to CRADA@sandia.gov. The CRADA Team can look internally at NTESS's program areas and query members of the technical staff in a targeted fashion to see if there is potential for collaborative work.