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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ERDCWERX?
ERDCWERX is an innovation hub of DEFENSEWERX, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It was created under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement between DEFENSEWERX and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to help identify new partnerships for innovation and commercialization.
ERDCWERX is an innovation hub of DEFENSEWERX. What is DEFENSEWERX?
DEFENSEWERX was established in 2012 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is headquartered in Niceville, Florida. The DEFENSEWERX mission is to cultivate a vibrant ecosystem by shaping successful collisions to innovate and commercialize technologies that benefit the warfighter. DEFENSEWERX has several innovation hubs located across the United States, one of which is ERDCWERX.
What is a partnership intermediary?
A partnership intermediary is a not-for-profit entity or agency which is owned, chartered, funded, operated in whole or in part by a State or local government "that assists, counsels, advises, evaluates, or otherwise cooperates with small business firms" or educational institutions "that need or can make demonstratively productive use of technology related assistance from a Federal laboratory" (Authority: 15 USC 3715).
How does the partnership intermediary benefit the ERDC?
The partnership intermediary allows the ERDC to:
  • drive technologies faster, more cost effectively, and through more channels to meet warfighter needs, accelerating tech transition;
  • identify new opportunities for collaboration, leveraging ERDC technologies, IP portfolios, and unique testing and facility capabilities;
  • solve complex technical challenges, finding new solution providers; structuring partnerships and facilitating technology transfer opportunities; and
  • create new business environments, enabling the ERDC to do tasks that are difficult or impossible inside the fence, discovering unrealized opportunities that convert innovation into valued outcomes.
What are the capabilities of ERDCWERX?
The ERDCWERX facility will have several spaces to accommodate meetings, workshops, interactive collisions, and other collaborative events. Each space will be designed to encourage innovative thought and can be rapidly reconfigured to accommodate the needs of the user.
What is the ERDCWERX ecosystem?
The ERDCWERX ecosystem is comprised of industry, academia, labs, and government stakeholders that care about solving challenging warfighter problems to protect our freedoms and way of life. When the ERDC brings a challenge to ERDCWERX, the ERDCWERX team notifies ecosystem members about the opportunity.
How do I join the ERDCWERX ecosystem?
Join the ERDCWERX ecosystem here.
Is my IP/idea protected?
Ideas submitted should contain only public information. The challenge is open for anyone to view, so each team needs to protect its own IP until they get to a stage where it makes sense to sign non-disclosure agreements.
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*Notice for all parties interested in ERDCWERX events and tech challenges: Announcement of ERDCWERX events that are considered to have high potential for further efforts that may be accomplished via FARbased contracting instruments, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for prototype projects 10 USC 2371b, prizes for advanced technology achievements 10 USC 2374a, and/or prize competitions 15 USC 3719, may be made at the www.erdcwerx.org website. All announcements made at the www.erdcwerx.org website are considered to satisfy the reasonable effort to obtain competition in accordance with 10 USC 2374a (b), 15 USC 3719 (e) and 10 USC 2371b (b)(2). All FAR-based actions will follow announcement procedures per FAR 5.201(b) accordingly.* 
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    • EWX Fact Sheet
    • Our Team
    • WERX Ecosystem
  • Events & Tech Challenges
    • Current Events & Tech Challenges
    • Past Events & Tech Challenges
  • Prototype Opportunities
  • Partner With Us
  • Join Our Ecosystem