Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer

Authority

• 15 USC 3715 & SECNAVINST 5700.17, Domestic Technology Transfer, 27 March 2009

Description

• A Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) is an agreement between the government and an intermediary organization such as state and local governmental agencies and nonprofit entities operated by or on behalf of a state or local government to perform partnership intermediary services.

  These services increase the likelihood of success in the conduct of cooperative or joint activities with small business firms and educational institutions that need technology-related assistance from a federal laboratory.

Features/Characteristics

• The PIA facilitates a wide range of licensing and other technology transfer initiatives.

I.P. and Resource Commitment

• These services include the promotion of cooperative or joint activities with small business firms and educational institutions that need technology-related assistance from the federal lab.

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