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DOD Contracting
April 1, 2015
Michael P. McLoughlin
Chief Engineer
Research and Exploratory Development
(443) 778-5631
mike.mcloughlin@jhuapl.edu1
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APL's founding invention, which was judged to be one of the three most valuable technology developments of World War II (along with the atomic bomb and radar)
APL’s Founding
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UARC Roles
Research, exploratory development, advanced development, test & evaluation, & systems engineering
Independent technical evaluations, technical
assessments & determine readiness levels or advice during the acquisition process
Systems architects, consultants & advisors
Systems & subsystems prototypes, proof-of concepts, models or demonstration hardware/software
Independent evaluations of operational systems
Technical leadership in identifying & resolving operational problems
Transfer of technology to industry
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DOD R&D Funding – Key Takeaways
DOD Programs are requirements driven R&D is a means to enhance operational capability R&D is frequently conducted to:
1. Conducted as part of larger Mission Driven effort
2. A seed effort to obtain a required capability
3. Determine if a concept is technically feasible
Typical APL R&D Sponsors DARPA, ONR (Basic Research) Services (Applied Research)
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Heilmeyer’s Catechism
What problem are you solving, in plain English? How do you propose to solve it?
How is the problem managed today, and what are the limits of that approach?
What’s different about your solution, and what gives you hope that it will succeed?
If your solution is successful, what impact will it have? How will it be that impact be measured?
How will the program be organized? What intermediate results will it generate to help determine
whether it’s on track? How will you measure its progress? What will it cost?
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