Working with Sandia

Technology Partnerships

About Sandia Partnerships

With a long history of technology transfer success, Sandia offers partners access to the Labs’ world-class science, advanced technologies, and unique research facilities. Collaborations with industry, small businesses, universities, government agencies, and other labs bring new technologies to the marketplace and contribute to the economic well-being of the nation.

As a Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Federally Funded Research and Development Center, Sandia can collaborate with industry, academia, government agencies, and other national labs.

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Learn about University Partnerships

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Work with Sandia

Leverage Sandia’s expertise and facilities to solve technical challenges unable to be addressed by the commercial/private sector.

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)
Sandia and one or more partners outside the federal government collaborate and share the results of a jointly conducted research and development project. Find out more

Strategic Partnership Projects, Non-Federal Entity (SPP/NFE) Agreements
Sandia performs work on a reimbursable basis for a non-federal entity from private industry, state/local government, nonprofits, or academia. Find out more

* State & local government

Sandia is dedicated to strengthening national and regional economies by providing contracting opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses.

Prospective Suppliers
Learn about the steps of becoming a supplier for Sandia. Find out more

Business Opportunities
All postings to our Business Opportunities Website solicit small and diverse small businesses to respond. Find out more

License Technology & Software

License technologies and software from Sandia’s extensive intellectual property portfolio.

View technologies and software available for licensing

License Agreements
Sandia works with industry, government, other national laboratories, and academia to find the right license agreement to fit their needs. Find out more

Learn About Agreement Types

Sandia has a robust technology transfer mission that is facilitated by several types of agreements.

In compliance with the various statutory and administrative requirements, Sandia provides its expertise, technology, and capabilities for benefit of the U.S. economy and the needs of national security through partnership with members of industry, academia, and other leaders in innovation.

License Agreements
Sandia works with industry, government, other national laboratories, and academia to find the right license agreement to fit their needs. Find out more

Designated Capability (DC) Agreement
A Sandia organization develops a capability-specific statement of work that can be applied to various Funds-In Agreements. Find out more

New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Agreement
The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program allows New Mexico small businesses facing a technical challenge to access the unique expertise and capabilities of Sandia. Find out more

* State & local government

Get Help with my Small Business

The New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program allows New Mexico small businesses facing a technical challenge to access the unique expertise and capabilities of Sandia.

NMSBA Website

Utilize Sandia Facilities

Technology Deployment Centers are a unique set of scientific research capabilities and resources.

Technology Deployment Center Website

Browse Federal Contract Opportunities

Search active federal business opportunities related to Sandia

https://www.fbo.gov/

Partnership Success Highlights

Partnerships National Reach

Explore Sandia’s Partnerships National Reach tool for highlights and metrics across the U.S.

Partnerships Annual Report 2019
Highlights successes, partners, metrics, and accomplishments.
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Perspectives NMSBA Annual Report 2018
This report highlights just a few of the hundreds of successful projects from 2018.
(9 MB PDF)

Sandia's Economic Impact 2018
This report provides data based on Sandia's impact on the local economy.
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Partnerships Success Story Videos
Sandia has produced a series of videos that bring to life the visions of companies that are using Sandia technology to better the world.

Contact Us

E-mail the Partnerships Office

News & Opportunities

COVID-19 Opportunities & Resources
Partnering and licensing opportunities as well as open source resources to help address the health and economic impacts of the current national emergency. Learn More...

Lab Innovation Networking Center (LINC)
LINC provides a front door to the four Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories in the San Francisco Bay Area, linking corporations, startups, and investors to DOE’s world-class research and unique facilities. Learn More...

Partner Types

Business, Industry & Non-profits

Universities

Government Agencies

Other National Labs

Partnerships with Businesses, Industry & Non-profits

Sandia offers partners access to our world-class research facility through a variety of partnering mechanisms. Collaborations with industry and small businesses support the Labs' primary missions and help companies bring exciting technologies to the marketplace as new and improved products.

What’s in it for each partner?

For businesses, partnerships with Sandia can:

Transform government investment and the Labs’ research into improved products, new companies, and industry innovation
Provide you access to unique facilities, services, and/or technical expertise
Help you stay competitive by commercializing new technologies
Share technical expertise in a protected environment

For Sandia, partnerships with industry can:

Help the Labs accelerate U.S. industry’s innovation and development
Increase the Labs’ intellectual property portfolio, leading to revenue from licensing and royalties, which can then be used to fund research programs
Enable the Labs to collaborate on grants and proposals which require industry involvement

Partnerships with Universities

Sandia's University Partnership strategy is to establish enduring partnerships with a focused set of universities to nurture talent, collaborative research, and national advocacy.

What’s in it for each partner?

Partnering brings benefits to Universities and Sandia. Collaborations leverage each partner’s resources to meet common or compatible goals.

For Universities, partnerships with Sandia can:

Transform government investment into research collaborations that explore niche technical areas
Provide limited-term employment and research opportunities for faculty
Access to unique or specialized research facilities

For Sandia, partnerships with Universities can:

Enable Sandia to meet national security challenges by utilizing leading-edge science
Establish a pipeline to hire exceptional scientists and engineers
Build long-term relationships with faculty

Visit University Partnerships for more information.

Partnerships with Government Agencies

Sandia provides technical resources and facilities to other federal agencies and to state and local government on a reimbursable basis. Work must complement Sandia and DOE/NNSA programs and not hinder the Labs’ execution of assigned DOE/NNSA programs or be in direct competition with the domestic private sector.

What’s in it for each partner?

For Government Agencies, partnerships with Sandia can:

Work with a trusted partner with decades of experience in solving the nation’s most challenging national security concerns
Provide access to Sandia's unique facilities and resources to resolve critical technical issues
Enhances the U.S. national security mission
Leverage multiagency funds for research and development
Lead to local economic development

For Sandia, partnerships with Government Agencies can:

Develop Sandia’s capabilities and technical portfolio
Support Sandia’s ability to perform DOE/NNSA missions

Partnerships with Other National Labs

Sandia partners with other national laboratories to work on big problems, joint DOE projects, and consortiums funded by the government.

What’s in it for each partner?

The benefits of lab-to-lab collaboration create a symbiotic approach to addressing key energy and national security issues facing the nation.