Welcome to Research & Development Branch
Research and Development (R&D) Branch – above the simplified acquisition threshold for non-commercial, research and development, to ultimately advance scientific and technical knowledge, and to apply that knowledge to the extent necessary to achieve agency and national goals. Unlike contracts for supplies and services, most R&D contracts are directed toward objectives for which the work or methods cannot be precisely described in advance. It is difficult to judge the probabilities of success or required effort for technical approaches, some of which offer little or no early assurance of full success.
The contracting process shall be used to encourage the best sources from the scientific and industrial community to become involved in the program and must provide an environment in which the work can be pursued with reasonable flexibility and minimum administrative burden.
Branch Chief, Research & Development
6701 Rockledge Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 592-5782
[email protected]