DOD Contracting April 1, 2015 Michael P. McLoughlin Chief Engineer Research and Exploratory Development (443)

2 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 See cover page for distribution information

3 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 See cover page for distribution information

4 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) 4

5 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?