Articles and Papers

Comments

• Comments presented to the OSD concerning the new Draft Commercial Items Handbook (July 31, 2009)
  
  • Commercial Item Handbook Version 2.0
  • Commercial Item Handbook Version 2.0 Redline
    
• Presentation to the Defense Science Board - R&D Contracting by Nontraditional Contractors.
• This presentation outlines the advantages of nontradional contractors for the Federal Government but also provides insights into the barriers for these high technology companies to do R&D with the government.
• Power Point Presentation of IDCC accomplishments and history
• October 2006 IDCC survey results: barriers that prevent commercial companies from allowing the government access to the best technologies in their laboratories
• Congressional Budget Request Process: Working with the Federal Government to accomplish important R&D can be daunting and difficult. Attached is a PowerPoint that shows the process of working with Federal agencies to identify R&D that is important to the Government and to your company. If funding is not in current fiscal budgets, then sometimes a Congressional ask is the appropriate approach.

IDCC White Papers

• 2008 White Paper on DOD's handling of Commercial Proprietary Data
• Letter White Paper on “Lowering the barriers to accessing leading-edge technology from non-traditional government contractors - proposed SBA regulatory actions.” August 2006o:p>
• “Modernizing the Bayh-Dole Act for the 21st Century”
• "Integrated Dual-use Commercial Companies (IDCC) on DOE Agreements and Contracts" by Robert C. Spreng and Members of IDCC--10/16/2000
• Status of Acquisition Reform-10/1/1998

Testimony

• Testimony of Susan B. Butts, The Dow Chemical Company before the House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation Committee on Science and Technology,’ July 17, 2007.
• Property and Government R&D for Homeland Security" by Stanley Fry - 2002.
• Senate Armed Forces & Governmental Affairs Committees - 1994
• GAO/CAS Hearings - 1998
• Cost Accounting Board
• Defense Conversion Board

Presentations

• American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, Seminar on R&D Commercial Practices and Government Contracts – presentations by Fred Quan & Bob Spreng
• "Intellectual Property in Commercial Firms" at The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Conference by Fred Quan.
• "Intellectual Property Barriers to Civil-Military Integration" at the Acquisition Research Symposium by Bob Spreng . 1.038 MB PowerPoint file.
• "Rights in Intellectual Property Developed under DoD Other Transactions" by Dick Kuyath. 34KB PowerPoint file.

Articles Published

• "Intellectual Property Barriers to Civil-Military Integration: A Survey and Recommendations," by Robert C. Spreng, Proceeding, 1999 Acquisition Research Symposium.
• "Increasing the Effectiveness of Government/Industry R&D Investment," by Robert C. Spreng, Contract Management, May, 1997.
• "Commercial Firms are Conspicuously Absent from the Top Defense Contractors," by Robert C. Spreng, National Defense, February, 1995.
• "Trickle-Down Procurement Laws and Commercial Companies” By Robert C. Spreng, National Defense, January 1993

Papers Submitted

• "An Addendum to Intellectual Property Barrier to Civil-Military Integration: Clauses that Have Allowed the Government Access to Previously Unavailable Commercial Technology"

Letters on acquisition policies, laws, regulations and proposed regulations

• October 2006; DFARS Case 2004-D010, supporting the proposed changes in Export Control.
• December 2005; DOE RIN # 1991-AB72/TIA supporting DOE’s Other Transactions Authority.
• "November 2005; FAR Case 2004-025 supporting the proposed rewrite of the Government Property Regulations.
• October 2005; DFARS Case 2004-D010 making recommendations regarding the proposed change to certain sections of 48 CFR Parts 201, 235 and 252 with respect to Export Controlled Information and Technology to address requirements for preventing unauthorized disclosures.
• Comments on Proposed Rule, DOD Grants & Agreements Regulations regarding TIAs - June 2002
• Comments on Proposed Rule, 32CFR Part 3, Other Transactions for Prototype Projects - January 2002