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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]RE:  I don't know how FFRDC's will be able to comply with FAR 35.017 with all of these large-scale RIFs.

As a former MITRE employee, I witnessed this breaking apart at least 15 years ago as [b]we handed over our research and prototypes to for profit government contractors who bid on task orders to continue the research or operationalize the prototypes. Our initial work and expertise gained resulted in no follow on work for some programs rather we had to initiate new research programs (that were also turned over eventually)[/b].

My point is that we no longer had a unique edge and the only spout of skilled staff and expertise. And my younger colleagues were fleeing to the for profit large contractors for cool work with higher pay.
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But, this is exactly the point of FFRDCs.  We are allowed to prototype, but not allowed to operationalize.  The prototypes should be turned over to others (commercial entities) who can take on the work.  The point of FFRDCs is to be at the cutting edge, and continuously develop new work the government will need in the future.  We are not contractors.  It's a hard niche to fill, but it's the entire purpose of the niche.  [/quote]

Yes. This is the role the systems engineering FFRDCs are supposed to fill. And if everything they do transitions, then they might not be far enough out on the cutting edge.

Those same people are also supposed to be a available for short term specialized scientific advice to the government - so expert that ordinary SETAs cannot handle the questions. [/quote]

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