National Security Technology Accelerator

“Tim greeff, board member, is the ceo of innovas, a firm doing business with nstxl.”

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“National security technology accelerator (d/b/a strategic and spectrum missions advanced resilient trusted systems or s2marts (pronounced 'smarts')) is a north carolina nonprofit corporation and works to strengthen national security through identification, development, deployment and supply of advanced technology to the warfighter. S2marts supports the united states department of defense (dod) in refining current technology deficiencies and needs and subsequently identifying and testing potential technology solutions from companies, universities, laboratories, incubators and elsewhere. S2marts refines strategies and management planning activities, and implements integrated, complementary solutions that enable broader dod access to commercial state-of-the-art ems technologies, advanced microelectronics, radiation-hardened (rad-hard) and strategic missions hardware. For the government, the organization works with the national security agencies to identify and define their current technology gaps. Utilizing design thinking methodologies, s2marts helps the government better understand what their problem is and then refines their problem statement in a manner that can be understood outside government circles. S2marts then engages strategic partners and networks to identify potential technology solutions. Once a match is made, the organization continues to manage the project through development, testing and fielding. S2marts is a nonprofit operating under an other transaction authority ("ota") agreement, a contractual acquisition tool long used by dod and other government agencies for expedited procurement as an alternative to the federal acquisition regulation ("far") contracting process. Otas allow dod to access non-traditional contractors, such as nonprofits, small businesses, and other organizations, who areotherwise unable to competitively participate in the far process due to burdensome overhead requirements.”

“The oversight process has remained unchanged from the previous year.”