Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) at
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Description
- The MTA is a short-term agreement that could allow for the exchange of a quantity of a unique material (natural or synthetic) between the federal laboratory and another party for research or commercial testing.
Features/Characteristics
- It does not transfer title to the material and, at the conclusion of time limited use, the material is either returned or destroyed, as specified in the MTA. The policy of the federal laboratory is to execute an MTA for all materials that need to be returned or have unique handling and/or environmental and safety concerns. The MTA will require that the recipient abide by all applicable federal standards including those for handling biological, radiological, and other hazardous materials.
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