scope:

Purpose:

In accordance with the authority in Department of Defense (DoD) Directive (DoDD) 5134.01, this issuance:

• Establishes the DoD FFRDC Program.

• Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for establishing, terminating, managing the use of, and overseeing DoD-sponsored FFRDCs pursuant to Section 2367 of Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.); Section 8025 of Public Law (PL) 115-31 (also known as the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017"), or a similar annually recurring provision if enacted in subsequent years; Part 35.017 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); and Part 235.017 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).

• Establishes management structure and policy for the acquisition of DoD FFRDC services to meet the requirements of Section 2330 of Title 10, U.S.C. and exempts FFRDC services acquisition from DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.74.

• Supersedes the FFRDC Management Plan portion of the May 2, 2011, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) Memorandum

APPLICABILITY.

This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").