Announcement of an Opportunity To Join a Cooperative Research and Development Consortium for Air Speed Measurement Assurance

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites interested parties to participate in a cooperative research consortium to assess the performance of air speed calibration facilities and establish realistic traceability for the participants. Parties interested in participating in the consortium should be prepared to invest adequate resources in the collaboration and be firmly committed to the goal of quantifying the performance of anemometer test facilities. The program will be within the scope and confines of The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-502, 15 U.S.C. 3710a), which provides federal laboratories including NIST, with the authority to enter into cooperative research agreements with qualified parties. Under this law, NIST may contribute personnel, equipment and facilities--but no funds--to the cooperative research program. Members will be expected to make a contribution to the consortium's efforts in the form of materials, equipment, personnel, and/or funds. The program is expected to last one year. This is not a grant program.