BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 61-301
16 SEPTEMBER 2019
Scientific/Research and Development
THE DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER PROCESS AND THE
OFFICES OF RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/AQRT
Supersedes: AFI61-301 30 May 2001;
AFI61-302, 30 May 2001
Certified by: SAF/AQR
(Mr. Jeffrey Stanley)
Pages: 13
Air Force Instruction (AFI) 61-301 implements several authorities: Air Force Policy Directive
(AFPD) 61-1, Management of Science and Technology; United States Code Title 15 Commerce
and Trade Chapter 63 Technology Innovation Section 3701 (15 USC 3701 et seq.); Executive
Order 12591, Facilitating Access to Science and Technology; Department of Defense (DoD)
Directive 5535.03, DoD Domestic Technology Transfer Program, DoD Instruction 5535.08,
DoD Technology Transfer (T2) Program, DoD Instruction 5535.10, Coordination of DoD Efforts
to Identify, Evaluate, and Transfer DoD Technology Items, Equipment, and Services to Federal,
State, and Local First Responders, 15 U.S.C. § 3715 - Use of Partnership Intermediaries, and
DoD Instruction 5535.11, Availability of Samples, Drawings, Information, Equipment, Materials,
and Certain Services to Non-DoD Persons and Entities. AFI61-301 establishes policies and
procedures for the domestic technology transfer (DTT) process and the Offices of Research and
Technology Applications (ORTAs). This instruction applies to all Regular Air Force personnel
and members of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (ANG), except where noted
otherwise. This publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be
routed to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) listed above for coordination prior to
certification and approval. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to
the OPR listed above using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route
AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate chain of command. The authorities to
waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2,
