RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES TO
COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Non-Traditional Members
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) has established an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the CWMD Consortium for use by agencies that have a need to prototype new technologies related to Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction. The consortium is comprised of a mixture of traditional and non-traditional contractors, small businesses, for-profit and not-for-profit entities, and academia, representing the key players in the industry.
WHO CAN JOIN
Companies that are part of the U.S. industrial base, as well as new and emerging non-traditional defense contractors, are encouraged to join the CWMD and participate in federally funded R&D projects.
- Traditional contractors
- Non-traditionals (companies that don’t typically participate in federal R&D)
- Academia
- Non-profit/not-for-profit research institutions
Led by

CWMD research and prototype work is executed by project teams from a broad-based industry/ academia collaboration.