Authorization for Government-operated Federal laboratories to enter into Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) was initially provided by the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, which was amended by the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986. The Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy have each issued specific guidelines governing technology transfer. This guidebook was prepared for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia, and provides guidelines concerning responsibilities, requirements, options, types, format, and contents of CRADAs.