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Authority

  • 10 USC 2304(c)(3)(B)

Description

  • The UARC designation is established by Congress and administered by the Department of Defense (DoD) Director Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) office.

    The purpose of a UARC is to provide a partnership between DoD and a university or college that provides or maintains essential engineering, research, and/or development capabilities defined as core that complement and enhance DoD research needs.

Features/Characteristics

  • Institutions that are designated UARCs have strengthened their graduate programs. The designation also benefits undergraduate and graduate missions, enhances future partnerships, etc.

I.P. and Resource Commitment

  • The UARCs operate under sole-source, multi-task Naval Sea Systems delivery order contracts to perform work primarily for Navy task sponsors.

Other Agencies/Laboratories That Use This Mechanism

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