DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 5700.17A
ONR
22 Jan 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5700.17A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 5535.08 of 14 May 1999
(b) 15 U.S.C. §3702-3703, 3705-3706, 3710, 3712, 3715
(c) 10 U.S.C. §2014, 2194-2195, 2501, 2506, 2514-2515,
2358,2371, 5022
(d) E.O. 12999
(e) 35 U.S.C. §200 et seq.
(f) DoD Directive 5535.03 of 21 May 1999
(g) E.O. 12591
(h) SECNAVINST 5430.7R
(i) SECNAVINST 5870.2E
(j) 48 CFR 31.205-18
(k) Presidential Memorandum, “Accelerating Technology
Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research
and Support of High-Growth Business” of 28 October
2011
Encl: (1) Definitions and Acronyms
(2) Responsibilities
(3) Laboratory and/or Technical Activity Designation
Procedure
(4) Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA)
Representative Designation Procedure
1. Purpose. To establish policy and assign responsibility for
the Department of the Navy (DON) Domestic Technology Transfer
(T2) Program, in accordance with references (a) through (k).
a. DoD software licensing policy which delegates to the
Head of designated DON Laboratories the authority to transfer
custody of DON Inventions and Computer Software to other
Agencies has been incorporated.
b. This is a complete revision to this directive and it
should be reviewed in its entirety.
