COMDTINST 5700.1A governs Coast Guard policy and guidance for entering Cooperative Research and Development Agreements.
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It defines CRADAs and describes collaboration between Coast Guard laboratories and non-federal entities for research, development, and engineering. It covers authority, proposal notices, template use, legal review, export restrictions, and protections for confidential information.
Applies to: All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, chief of headquarter directorates must comply with the policies contained.
A CRADA is a mutually beneficial arrangement that provides collaborating parties access to government resources, capabilities, expertise, and technologies. (paragraph 5)
CRADAs are not procurement contracts, so care must be taken to ensure that CRADAs are not used or perceived as a means to circumvent the contracting process.
Reference (a) requires that special consideration be given to small businesses when entering CRADAs.
The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard retains irrevocable, royalty-free rights to all CRADA subject inventions for government use.
All proposed CRADAs shall be noticed in the Federal Register unless a written exception is granted by Commandant (CG-926) via CoastGuardCRADA@uscg.mil.