Partnerships are essential to DEVCOM – they further strengthen our ability to continuously transform the Army.
DEVCOM also partners with the Army Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs, which give small businesses an opportunity to identify, develop and demonstrate highly innovative technologies for Army Soldiers.
The two most common methods of partnering with DEVCOM are Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, and Patent License Agreements.
CRADAs allow one or more DEVCOM laboratories and one or more non-federal parties to enter into agreements to conduct specified research and development-related activities that are consistent with the laboratory’s mission.
PLAs are a method for private entities to license DEVCOM-patented intellectual property.
To learn more about partnerships and technology transfer opportunities with DEVCOM, contact our Science & Technology Integration Office:
Partnerships Division Mailbox:
DEVCOM_Partnerships@army.mil
To submit solutions:
Send an email to DEVCOM_Partnerships@army.mil or mail correspondence to:
U.S. Army DEVCOM Headquarters
ATTN: Science & Technology Integration – Partnerships and Technology Transfer Division
6662 Gunner Circle, Building 3071, Room 4
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005-5201
USA
SPARX facilitates persistent, coordinated, and streamlined experimentation for industry technologies entering Army experiments by enhancing coordination between experimentation stakeholders and improving the tracking of those technologies.
Industry partners are encouraged to submit technologies through SPARX for alignment with Army experimentation. The SPARX team of subject matter experts will review and refer technologies to the events that are best suited to demonstrate those capabilities.
Key features of the SPARX process include:
- It is always open to new technology submissions.
- Event leaders can search industry technology submissions to find technologies that meet their experimentation needs and can request participation in their events.
- The result of industry technology submissions are continuously updated to better track the progress of technologies.
The end result is a streamlined process for experimentation with technologies that align with experimentation objectives. This includes a repository of technologies showing experimentation progress, results, requirements alignment, and transitions for further actions to a DEVCOM technological center or research laboratory, or other organizations.
To apply, industry partners should complete the SPARX Technology Overview Template found on SAM.gov, or copy this link onto a browser: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0cecbed8fb4e439ba027c2a335e71b3f/view.
For additional information, email the SPARX Team at SPARX@army.mil.
Domestic and International Partnerships
DEVCOM works with hundreds of U.S. domestic and international industry and academic partners, as well as other Army organizations and Department of War laboratories. Together, we develop and test science and technology efforts, which are then sent to a program executive office, or program management office, to get the most advanced technology into Soldiers’ hands more quickly.
Partnerships with Academia
DEVCOM has academic partnerships with universities across the globe that support modernization efforts. These partnerships are critical to DEVCOM accomplishing its mission to lead the research, development and engineering of next-generation capabilities to make the U.S. Army more lethal than ever.
Learn MorePartnerships with Industry
DEVCOM maintains a steady stream of world-class technology through its partnerships with other government organizations, academia and industry. With its eight technology elements and Global team, DEVCOM collaborates with hundreds of nontraditional defense companies and industry entities around the globe to strengthen its extensive technology portfolio. Through these partnerships, DEVCOM develops, integrates and delivers technology, and it maintains a balance of scientific research for technology that may be developed in 2050 and beyond.
Collaboration with Small Businesses
The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs were established in 1982, to better equip and protect American Soldiers so they can continue to dominate the virtual and physical battlespace. These programs allow small, high-tech U.S. businesses – those with less than 500 employees – to provide innovative research and development solutions in response to critical Army needs. By capturing the tremendous and agile talents of the U.S. small business community, the SBIR and STTR programs develop and demonstrate highly innovative technologies with strong commercialization potential to satisfy Department of War and private industry needs.