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Appendix D: Acronyms
Pages 90-92

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... D Acronyms AFFOA Advanced Functional Fabrics of America AFRL Air Force Research Laboratory AIM Photonics American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics ANSER Analytic Services ARDEC Armament Research Development, and Engineering Center ARL Army Research Laboratory ARM Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ATEC Advanced Technology Education Center BAA Broad Agency Announcement BioFabUSA Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Manufacturing Innovation Institute DARPA Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DMDII Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute DoD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy ERC Engineering Research Center EWD education and workforce development GAO Government Accountability Office 90
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... Appendix D 91 IP intellectual property IUCRC Industry–University Cooperative Research Center LIFT Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow ManTech Manufacturing Technology MEP Manufacturing Extension Partnership MII Manufacturing Innovation Institutes MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MRL manufacturing readiness level MTC Manufacturing Technology Centre NFPA National Fluid Power Association NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NMMB National Materials and Manufacturing Board NRL Naval Research Laboratory NSF National Science Foundation NSRP National Shipbuilding Research Program OEM original equipment manufacturer ONR Office of Naval Research OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense OTA Other Transaction Authority OT Other Transaction PEO program executive officer R&D research and development R&E research and engineering ROI return on investment SBIR Small Business Innovation Research SME small and medium-size enterprise SOSi SOS International SWOT strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats TRL technology readiness level UARC University Affiliated Research Center WTO World Trade Organization

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