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This section is specifically intended for the Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) representative and staff at the DON commands and technical activities, who are responsible for their command's technology transfer activities.
For all technology transfer inquiries, please contact the command's ORTA representative, whose contact information can be found here.
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General Process and Directions
Submission Deadline: 1 February and September 1 of each calendar year.
Unfortunately, ONR approval processes will not accommodate interim updates
Command Activity Qualifications per 15 USC §3710
Each Federal command shall establish an Office of Research and Technology Applications. Commands having existing organizational structures which perform the functions of this section may elect to combine the Office of Research and Technology Applications within the existing organization.
The staffing and funding levels for these offices shall be determined between each Federal command and the Federal agency operating or directing the command, except that:
Functions of Offices of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA)
Agencies which have established organizational structures outside their Federal commands which have as their principal purpose the transfer of federally owned or originated technology to State and local government and to the private sector may elect to perform the functions of this subsection in such organizational structures. No Office of Research and Technology Applications or other organizational structures performing the functions of this subsection shall substantially compete with similar services available in the private sector.
DON T2 HANDBOOK—First Edition, Volume One dated September 2018
All T2 agreements and associated review documentation must be sent to the DON T2 PMO within 14 days of execution. Please send agreements and documentations to usn.pentagon.cnr-arlington-va.mbx.navy-tech-transfer@us.navy.mil.
ORTAs must ensure all T2 agreements are reviewed and approved by the command. Specifically the security office, OGC IP counsel, foreign disclosure office, and public affairs office.
Legal Review
A legal review and a legal recommendation is obtained from an assigned (or identified) DON OGC IP attorney prior to negotiating and prior to entering into a CRADA, PIA, PLA, or SLA to ensure that the CRADA, PIA, or PLA, or SLA conforms to all statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, this instruction, and other binding instructions and policies issued within the DOD and the DON.
Security Review
A security review is obtained prior to negotiating and prior to entering into a CRADA, PIA, PLA, or SLA to ensure that the CRADA, PIA, PLA, or SLA conforms to all statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, this instruction, and all security regulations and instructions issued within the DOD and the DON. The security review shall include, but is not limited to, a review of the responsibilities of managing and controlling the dissemination of the information or data that could, or will, result from the work under the CRADA, PIA, PLA, or SLA.
Foreign Disclosure Review
Prior to entering into negotiations for a CRADA, PLA, or SLA with foreign persons or industrial organizations that are directly or indirectly controlled by a foreign company or government, the following requirements must be met:
Public Affairs Review
A public affairs review is typically required when the DON command or the partner want to publish a press release announcing the T2 agreement. The review is also necessary for any news coverage that may occur during the life of the agreement.
Mid-FY and End-FY Agreement Reconciliation
The DON T2 PMO conducts an agreement reconciliation, for all DON T2 commands to verify and validate their agreement submission records in the Navy T2 Database.
During each reconciliation period:
DON T2 commands conduct various projects and programs that may involve export-controlled information and technology. It is extremely important to consider the impact of export control, foreign disclosure, and foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) on a potential collaboration.
USTR Concurrence
For proposed CRADAs, PLAs, and SLAs with FOCI partners, the ORTA must submit a consultation request via email to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) prior to entering into agreement negotiations. The USTR consultation request outlines the key information for the proposed collaboration, allowing the USTR to make a favorable or unfavorable determination.
All USTR consultation requests are to be sent to:
Benjamin Wollam ([email protected])
Upon review, USTR will send a concurrence/non-concurrence memo to the ORTA for the proposed agreement. USTR concurrence memos are to be sent to the DON T2 PMO when submitting the agreement record.
The USTR consultation request sample is an example of what to send to the USTR for review. It is required that the ORTA submit the information requested in 1-8 of the sample, and may be submitted in the body of the email or attached as a PDF.
| USTR Consultation Request Sample | (.docx) |
Foreign Disclosure/Export Control Review
Prior to entering into negotiations for any T2 agreement with foreign persons or industrial organizations that are directly or indirectly controlled by a foreign company or government, the ORTA may be required to complete an export control assessment.
DOD technologies and information may be subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Exports Administration Regulations (EAR). It is critically important to national security that T2 collaborations are reviewed under these regulations, to ensure that defense, commercial, and dual-use items are controlled and shared appropriately.
The Navy International Programs Office (NIPO) is the lead DON office for all foreign disclosure and export control matters. Their website provides an overview of these topics.
| Complete DOD Patent Marketing Guide | (.pdf) |
| CRADA Final Report Sample | (.docx) |
| Distribution Statements and Reasons For Use | (.docx) |
| Due Diligence for CRADAs | (.docx) |
| FLC Green Book Edition 6-1 | (.pdf) |
| FLC T2 Desk Reference | (.pdf) |
| ORTA Checklist | (.docx) |
| Principal Investigator Responsibilities Memo | (.docx) |
| Sample CRADA Application | (.docx) |
| Security Questionnaire for a CRADA Application | (.docx) |
| Statement of Work Example | (.docx) |
| USTR Consultation Request Sample | (.docx) |
| Ways of Doing Business | (.docx) |
Key Federal Legislation and Executive Orders
Federal Statutory Authorities
DOD Specific Authorities
Other References
Canceled or Repealed Authorities/Memoranda
Mandatory Annual ORTA Training Requirement
Per SECNAVINST 5700.17A, DON T2 ORTAs are required to complete the following Defense Acquisition University (DAU) courses each year:
In addition to CLE 068 and CLE 069, DON T2 ORTAs are required to complete at least eight hours of dedicated T2 training each year. This requirement may fulfilled by:
Annual Command Personnel Training Requirement
DON T2 ORTAs are required to provide at least two hours of T2, marketing, or other related training to their command personnel each year, per SECNAVINST 5700.17A.
T2 Business Plan Requirement:
DOD Instruction 5535.8 (para 6.3)
The Heads of the DOD commands and/or technical activities, as defined in enclosure 2, shall prepare, with the business planning processes of their organizations, a T2 business plan that describes how the responsibilities described in the DOD Directive 5535.3 (para 5.2.1 -5.2.14), have been addressed for the current year. Those plans shall identify the activities for the year ahead and describe efforts to make improvements in that program.
SECNAV Instruction 5700.17A (Enclosure 2, para 7(b))
Provide annual business plans, training presentations/outlines, statistical data, and other information as requested by the DON T2 PM, or otherwise required by statute, regulation, directive, executive order, instruction, or DON policy in accordance with reference (a).
The business plan summarizes the T2-related impacts on the naval mission, captures required agreement metrics, and outlines the command's T2 strategy and goals for the subsequent calendar year.
As a product of the command, the business plan must be submitted with proof of concurrence from the command head. ORTAs should consider front office processing to ensure timely submission.
Important Dates:
Under the Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-404), each Federal agency that operates or directs one or more Federal commands, or that conducts activities under sections 207 and 209 of Title 35, United States Code, must submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as part of its annual budget submission, an annual performance report addressing the intramural technology transfer activities of its Federal commands.
According to OMB Circular A-11, this report is to be provided by January 31 to the agency's OMB program examiner and a copy submitted to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Statistics and other relevant data from each agency's technology transfer report will be consolidated and summarized in the Secretary of Commerce's Annual Summary Report to the President, the Congress, and U.S. Trade Representative on the status of Federal command technology transfer.
The two main categories of information that are requested include 1) a description of the current technology transfer programs and plans of the agency's Federal commands, and 2) statistics and other relevant data that describe the Federal commands' intramural activities and achievements in technology transfer over the most recently closed fiscal year and the 4 years prior. Reports should also include selected abstracts of intramural economic impact studies that have been completed during the fiscal year (if any). Data related to extramural activities is not included in this report.
| Guidance for Preparing Annual Agency Technology Transfer Reports Under the Technology Transfer Commercialization Act: | (.pdf) |
The DON T2 PMO owns and manages the Navy Defense Technology Transfer Information System (NDTTIS), which serves as a repository for all executed T2 agreements from the DON T2-Designated Command.
DON T2 ORTAs and their authorized personnel are permitted access to NDTTIS to view:
Account Creation Request
ORTAs can request a NDTTIS account by contacting the DON T2 PMO at usn.pentagon.cnr-arlington-va.mbx.navy-tech-transfer@us.navy.mil.
ORTAs will need to request accounts for other T2 personnel within their command.
NDTTIS Training
DON T2 PMO is currently restructuring database user interface, and will offer training to the entire DON T2 community upon completion.
Marketing materials are currently under development and will be available in June 2026.
This six-month long mentorship program pairs experienced ORTAs with the newly-designated to provide additional guidance and support as they begin to execute their T2 duties.
If you are an experienced ORTA, in good standing, and would like to mentor new ORTAs, please contact the DON T2 PMO (usn.pentagon.cnr-arlington-va.mbx.navy-tech-transfer@us.navy.mil).
The Advanced Topics FAQ are currently under development and will be available in June 2026.
