Access to High Technology User Facilities at DOE National Laboratories

In recognition of the nation's expanding need to engage businesses and universities in the areas of commercial and basic science research, the Department of Energy has developed two special types of agreements for use at all DOE National Laboratories with approved designated user facilities, see http://www.gc.doe.gov/1002.htm.

User Agreements

All user experiments must be run under the terms of a User Agreement executed by the appropriate institutional officer(s) at your institution and their counterpart at Stanford University. A single User Agreement covers all experimenters from that institution (User Institution = "user"). Collaborators who are not coming to SSRL do not require a User Agreement. These signed agreements must be on completed and on file at SSRL prior to your experimental run.

The Department of Energy has implemented standard user agreements for Non-Proprietary Research and for Proprietary Research. Only minor modifications to the terms of the agreements may be made by the user institution or contractor. Substantive changes require approval by the DOE Contracting Officer which will likely delay user access to the user facility. In instances where DOE Contracting Officer approval for substantive changes cannot be obtained, Work for Others (WFOs) and Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) may be more appropriate due to the increased flexibility such agreements afford.

To verify whether or not a current user agreement is in place between your institution and Stanford University, please see list below or contact Michelle Steger or call 650-926-3011.

Non-Proprietary User Agreement (Format: RTF, PDF)

Proprietary User Agreement (Format: RTF, PDF)

Enter the institution name as "user" and mail the completed and signed agreement(s) to:

Michelle Steger
SLAC, MS 99
2575 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025

User Agreements Executed With These User Institutions: