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2 Call Format Instruc(ons to par(cipants Only presenters will be able to be heard a?endees are automaacally muted Ques(ons and Answers During the course of the call you will be able to submit quesaons through the GoToWebinar control panel Simply expand the QuesAon secaon on the control panel by clicking on the arrow Once you have expanded the secaon, you may type your quesaon into the box that says Enter a quesaon for the staff and click Submit Only the presenters will see your quesaon Should there be insufficient Ame to answer all quesaons submi?ed, answers will be posted within the FAQ page of the website 2

3 Industry Call Moderator Joseph W. Dyer NSC Chief Strategy Officer January 15, 2015

4 ConsorAum Staff VADM Joseph W. Dyer, USN (Ret) Chief Strategy Officer Tony Melita ExecuAve Director Vanu Bose, Ph.D. Founder & Steering Commi?ee Chairman 4

5 NSC Key Contributors Steering Commi?ee Teresa Smith Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Josh Gladden, Ph.D. University of Mississippi Gary Nadler Disney / ABC TV Group Andy Beegan Shared Spectrum Company Tom McDermoJ, Jr. Georgia Tech Research InsAtute Advisors ConsorAum Management Firm (SCRA) Maren Leed, Ph.D. J.D. McCreary Natalie Corella Contracts & Compliance Brian Piedfort ConsorAum Management 5

6 Vision and Mission Vision: Government and industry share a common challenge of saasfying vastly increasing demand for the use of electromagneac spectrum(s). This fundamental issue hampers U.S. innovaaon and economic growth and hinders U.S. military operaaons both domesacally and overseas. Mission: The NSC mission is to foster collaboraaon between Government and Industry to idenafy, develop and demonstrate the enabling technologies necessary to broaden the military and commercial access to and use of the electromagneac spectrum. 6

7 Demographics Commi?ed OrganizaAons 94 Le?ers of Intent 34 Non- TradiAonal Defense Contractors 12 Membership ApplicaAons 33 Large Businesses 33 Small Businesses 28 Academic InsAtuAons/Non- Profits 7

8 Value of OT CollaboraAon Feature Industry Government Access InformaAon Market Expansion Speed ContracAng Provides access to Government stakeholders and networking with potenaal industry and academia partners. Affords greater visibility into Government needs and prioriaes enabling more focused IR&D investments. Helps small companies and non- tradiaonals idenafy opportuniaes and establish relaaonships. Faster access to new opportuniaes than tradiaonal BAA approach. Dollars on contract sooner via quick, responsive task negoaaaons and awards - - minimizes cash- flows challenges. Permits collaboraaon with Industry. Provides access to a broader range of spectrum technology experts. Casts a wider net for capturing ideas and innovaaons. Affords greater insight into spectrum technology art of the possible. Provides access to a broader range of potenaal soluaon providers including non- tradiaonals. Affords faster technology and prototype development, gets soluaons to end- user sooner. Flexible contracang capable of mulaple tasks with a single set of terms and condiaons. 8

9 Joining the ConsorAum Who Should Join? Any company, university, or research organizaaon is eligible to join the consoraum. Specific industry segments of interest include: Wireless technologies Radars and signal processing Electronic warfare Spectrum monitoring and sensing How to Join. The ArAcles of CollaboraAon and Membership Agreement and ApplicaAon are available at Completed applicaaons can be ed to Annual Membership Dues Annual dues: $1,500 for large businesses and $500 for all others (small businesses, universiaes, and non- profits) Payable once an applicant company has been approved for membership by the consoraum's governance body 9

10 The Journey ConsorAum SelecAon OTA Award CollaboraAon begins SolicitaAons, Awards, Project work begins Industry RecepAon sponsored by Vanu ArAcles of CollaboraAon approved ED & CSO selected Sources Sought Posted FBO Response Submi?ed Dynamic Spectrum Industry Day Industry Group forms Steering Commi?ee 72 nd LOI received We are here JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR 2014 ConsorAum Management 2015 Firm selected DoJ/FTC filing 10

11 Typical OT- ConsorAa Model 11

12 Dynamic Spectrum Enterprise Dynamic Spectrum Community Overarching Agreement Sec(on 845 Other Transac(on Na(onal Spectrum Consor(um (NSC) OASD, R&E DHS NIST NSF Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force Special Operations Command DARPA DTRA NGA Other Agencies and Departments DSE Defense Contractors Small Businesses Academic Institutions Non Profit Organizations Not -for-profit Organizations Non-Traditional Defense Contractors 12

OTA Standard OperaAng Procedures Government Requirement and Funding Iden(fied Government issues Request for White Papers (RWP) to Consor(um Consor(um Members respond to RWP which includes Technical

13 OTA Standard OperaAng Procedures Government Requirement and Funding Iden(fied Government issues Request for White Papers (RWP) to Consor(um Consor(um Members respond to RWP which includes Technical Solu(on and ROM Cost Es(mate Government Reviews, Evaluates, and Selects 1 (or more) White Paper(s) Consor(um and ACC- NJ Execu(on of Ini(a(ve Agreement Government Evalua(on of Proposal Consor(um submits full Proposal to ACC- NJ Request for Ini(a(ve Proposal (RFIP) to Consor(um *Informa)on drawn from US Army Contrac)ng Command New Jersey presenta)on by Paul Milenkowic 13

Project Award Process Request for DSE Technology Projects (SCRA) Whitepapers

Members (DSE PO/SCRA) Proposals SubmiJed (NSC Members) Compliance Screening (SCRA)

PO/ACC- NJ) Award No(fica(on Yes Funding Available Yes AOR Update SOW Yes No No No

Finalize SOW (Gov t TPOCs) Proposal Update (NSC Members) Cost Reasonability Analysis

14 Project Award Process Request for DSE Technology Projects (SCRA) Whitepapers SubmiJed (NSC Members) Evalua(on of White Papers (Gov t TPOCs) WP Feedback to NSC Members (DSE PO/SCRA) Proposals SubmiJed (NSC Members) Compliance Screening (SCRA) Proposals Evaluated & Selected (Gov t TPOCs) Source Selec(on Review & Approval (DSE PO/ACC- NJ) Award No(fica(on Yes Funding Available Yes AOR Update SOW Yes No No No Rejected Basket Route for Safety/ Security Concurrences (DSE PO) Fund Project & Finalize SOW (Gov t TPOCs) Proposal Update (NSC Members) Cost Reasonability Analysis (SCRA) Technical Direc(on LeJer (DSE PO/ACC- NJ) Route D&F (ACC- NJ) Award Ini(a(ve Agreement (SCRA) 14

15 Working with the Government Government/Industry Interface Workshops One on One Open CommunicaAons Great Flexibility (e.g., IPTs, strategy input, other forums, etc.) Government SolicitaAons Within the OTA Outside the OTA 15

16 Proprietary Data Only the ConsorAum Management Firm (CMF) and the Government will have access to member company technical and cost proposals (not the members of the NSC ExecuAve Commi?ee) The CMF has a Proprietary InformaAon Exchange Agreement in place with the NSC, which requires CMF to strictly protect confidenaal and proprietary informaaon disclosed by a member Individual NDAs between the CMF and the member companies can be requested 16

17 Intellectual Property ArAcles of CollaboraAon specify that ConsorAum Members can enter into individual agreements with other Members in regards to IP Background technology remains the property of the Member. Foreground technology shall be owned by the Member or Members who developed the technology ArAcles address Jointly Developed Intellectual Property The NSC ConsorAum will not receive any rights to any Member s intellectual property, nor will any of the NSC Steering Commi?ee members 17

18 Intellectual Property The OTA will provide specific Intellectual Property provisions The Bayh- Dole Act does not apply to OTAs neither does the Data Rights Provision of the FAR or DFARS clauses unless specifically wri?en into the OTA by the ContracAng Office IP rights are subject to negoaaaon with the Agreements Officer DOD retains the flexibility to negoaate appropriate IP provisions that reflect the unique needs of a paracular transacaon Agreements Officer has the authority to negoaate IP rights when necessary to achieve a project s objecaves and foster the Government s interest 18

19 Non- TradiAonal Defense Non-traditional Defense Contractor is a business unit that has not, for a period of at least one year prior to the issue date of the solicitaaon, entered into or performed on: (a) any contract that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounang standards prescribed pursuant to secaon 26 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422) and the regulaaons implemenang such secaon; or (b) any other contract in excess of $500,000 to carry out prototype projects or to perform basic, applied, or advanced research projects for a Federal agency, that is subject to the Federal AcquisiAon RegulaAon. Contribution of a Significant Extent or Significant Contribution by a Non-traditional Defense Contractor could include: Supplying new key technology or products Accomplishing a significant amount of the effort Contractor Causing a material reducaon in the cost or schedule, or increase in performance 19

20 Opportunity How much funding is available? From Dynamic Spectrum Industry Day OASD(R&E) has $150M budgeted, in addiaon to the Spectrum RelocaAon Funds Who decides how it is spent? The organizaaon that provides the funding typically performs the source selecaon How do we get it on contract? Aver the source selecaon process has taken place, the ConsorAum Management Firm will be directed by the Government to issue a sub- agreement with the successful offeror under the overarching Other TransacAon Agreement 20

21 Q & A 21

22 Summary What we know? The opportunity is real. The Government announced at Industry Day that the efforts will be funded by a variety of sources in addiaon to the Spectrum RelocaAon Fund, including at least $150 Million from OASD (R&E) and possible other Government agencies The need is real. Several Government organizaaons discussed their pain at Industry Day and there is an immediacy to their need What s next? Resources It is anacipated that the Government will award an Other TransacAon Agreement to the industry consoraum within the next few months (exact Aming is unknown; could be next month, could be several months). Shortly thereaver, the Government and industry consoraum members will collaborate on the iniaal call for proposals Today s presentaaon slides will be posted to the NSC website, this avernoon All quesaons submi?ed today and previously will be posted with answers to the FAQ page of the website in the coming days POC is Brian Piedfort at spectrum.consoraum@scra.org 22

23 NSC Commi?ed OrganizaAons Bold applica)on submibed ADS CorporaAon AEA Inc. Alion Science and Technology CorporaAon AlAscale, Inc. Andro ComputaAonal SoluAons LLC Assia Inc. ATDI Government Services LLC BAE Systems Carnegie Mellon University Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. CogniAve Radio Technologies, LLC Comsearch Government SoluAons ConstellaAon Data Systems, Inc. ConAnuous TransformaAon Environment Laboratories CRFS Limited Cubic Defense ApplicaAons, Inc. Darkblade Systems Disney/ABC TV Group DoD Joint TacAcal Networking Center Drexel University Eigen Wireless Exelis Inc. Federated Wireless Inc. Foundry, Inc. Georgia Tech Research Ins(tute GIRD Systems, Inc. Gonzaga University Haigh- Farr Inc. Honeywell CorporaAon Hughes Network Systems ICF InternaAonal Idaho NaAonal Laboratory Infinite Dimensions Inc. InnovaAve SoluAons ConsorAum Intelligent AutomaAon, Inc. JRM Technologies, Inc. Key Bridge Global LLC Laulima Systems Lockheed MarAn MIT- CSAIL Monterey Consultants, Inc. Nokia Networks Northrop Grumman CorporaAon Northwestern University Nouveau InnovaAon Alliance, LLC Oceus Networks Ohio State University Pathfinder Wireless Corp. Peha ConsulAng PrioriTech, Inc Raytheon BBN Technologies Raytheon Corporate Reed Spectrum ConsulAng Roberson and Associates, LLC Rockwell Collins Rumpf Associates InternaAonal, Inc. S2 Corpora(on Sage Management Enterprise, LLC Secutor US, LLC Shared Spectrum Company Shenandoah Research and Technology Silvus Technologies Inc. Southwest Research Ins(tute Space Data AssociaAon Spectronn SRC Inc. STAT TECH Inc. Stevens InsAtute of Technology Stony Brook University Strategic Contrivance, LLC TCI InternaAonal, Inc. TelecommunicaAons Industry AssociaAon (TIA) Test Equipment Plus, Inc. Tetherless Access, Inc. The AssociaAon of Old Crows The Cates Strategy Group LLC The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory The MITRE CorporaAon University of Arizona University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign University of Kansas University of Mississippi University of Nebraska- Lincoln University of Oklahoma University of Pi?sburgh University of Southern California InformaAon Sciences InsAtute University of Washington University of Wisconsin - Madison URS Federal Support Services, Inc. Vanu, Inc. VA Tech ARC VIStology, Inc. Virginia Tech Wireless InnovaAon Forum Worcester Polytechnic InsAtute xg Technology Inc. 23

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