If a non-traditional company becomes “traditional” after being awarded a contract, creating an intercompany non-traditional entitycompany would be relative easy for a large company. Are there any other incentives to promote collaboration with small companies and universities?

There will be opportunities, through Requests for Information (RFIs) issued to the Consortium, to promote and market your solutions to the people with problems. When the Government customers see a solution they like, they will craft an RFP to fit that solution, and you will have an advantage if you have the solution that can solve their problem. In that case, the small company or university will be able to pick and choose, if desired, which large company they will collaborate with. So what the consortium really does is provide direct visibility to the technologies of all organizations, large and small, to the Government to help inform their decisions about which solutions they might want. It creates a market pull advantage, which should help small companies and universities improve their visibility and position.