11/2/2023 0 Comments Irad inc![]() Over the past year, DoD has made proposals that further reduce the independence of IRAD as part of Better Buying Power 3.0 that is inconsistent with DoD’s emphasis on maintaining technological superiority. ![]() In 2012, DoD added a new requirement that for major contractors, all IRAD projects must be reported to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) annually, in order for their costs to be allowable. In time, a combination of widespread concern for the health of the defense industrial base following a decline in defense spending after the Cold War and that the current IRAD process was overly burdensome, lead to statutory changes in the early 1990’s that provided companies greater autonomy in choosing IRAD projects to emphasize innovation and encourage development of dual use technologies. IRAD was originally utilized due to practical necessity, a cost of doing business with the DoD, as a result of DoD’s strict cost-based business practices, and as such, was subjected to rigorous oversight to ensure projects were of interest to DoD. ![]() Independent Research and Development (IRAD) is an allowable cost that allows companies to initiate and conduct research and development (R&D) projects of potential interest to DoD, and is reimbursed through overhead cost rates.
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