Common use of Sponsoring agreements Clause in Contracts

Sponsoring agreements. (a) In order to facilitate a long-term relationship between the Government and an FFRDC, establish the FFRDC’s mission, and ensure a periodic reevalu- ation of the FFRDC, a written agree- ment of sponsorship between the Gov- ernment and the FFRDC shall be pre- pared when the FFRDC is established. The sponsoring agreement may take various forms; it may be included in a contract between the Government and the FFRDC, or in another legal instru- ment under which an FFRDC accom- plishes effort, or it may be in a sepa- rate written agreement. Notwith- standing its form, the sponsoring agreement shall be clearly designated as such by the sponsor.