Technology Transfer Programs Clause Samples

Technology Transfer Programs. The Contractor shall contribute to U.S. technological competitiveness through research and development partnerships with industry that capitalize on the Contractor's expertise and facilities. Principal mechanisms to effect such contributions are: cooperative research and development agreements, access to user facilities, reimbursable work for non-DOE activities, personnel exchanges, licenses, and subcontracting. The Contractor shall cooperate with industrial organizations to assist in increasing U.S. industrial competitiveness, by assisting in the application of energy science and technology R&D. Such cooperation may include an early transfer of information to industry by arranging for the active participation by industrial representatives in the Contractor's programs. Cooperation with industrial partners may include long-term strategic partnerships aimed at commercialization of Laboratory inventions or the improvement of industrial products. The Contractor shall respond to specific near-term technological needs of industrial companies with special emphasis given to working with the types of businesses identified in the Small Business Subcontracting Plan clause of this contract. The Contractor may also capitalize on its location in the Northeast by developing productive relationships with regional and local companies and through forums such as conferences, workshops, and traveling presentations. It is anticipated that these organizations will be particularly effective participants in the Laboratory's technology transfer activities in promoting a mutually beneficial relationship between DOE and the communities surrounding the Laboratory. Cooperation may also include use by industrial organizations of Laboratory facilities and other assistance as may be authorized, in writing, by the Contracting Officer;