Virtual Meeting

October 26, 2021

Innovation and Industry Services

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology 

Mojdeh Bahar, J.D., M.A., CLP, RTTP

Associate Director, Innovation and Industry Services
Innovation and Industry Services

Through formation of publicprivate partnerships we 

build communities around:

• Technology innovation

• Manufacturing

• Performance excellence

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• Converted of all processes and service offerings to 

virtual platforms

• Released revised Baldrige Excellence Framework 

with enhanced emphasis on DEI, organizational 

resilience, and leveraging technology and innovation

• Leading interagency efforts to develop a broadly 

applicable, widely accepted Job Quality Framework

• Creative use of hiring authorities to address Baldrige 

needs

• Maintaining exceptional workforce and customer 

engagement (EVS and NPS) in a virtual environment

Baldrige FY2021 Highlights

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Award Ceremony

• Return to in-person events with presidential 

participation

Quest for Excellence Conference

• Return to in-person events

Award Process Redesign 

• Simplify process and lower barriers to participation

Job Quality Framework

• Finalize framework and make it available

• Develop assessment tool

Advanced Manufacturing Assessment

• Finalize pilots, modify assessment tool, make available 

to MEP Centers

Communities of Excellence

• Approval of “Community” as a new award category

Digital modernization

• Continue the course, but strive for additional funding

Baldrige FY2022 Priorities

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$233M in competitions ● $153M awarded

• $150M American Recovery Plan

• $70M NIIMBL renewal

• $3M Roadmap Planning for future MFG USA Institutes

NIIMBL exceeded expectations and was renewed for 5 years

• Independent panel assessment ● $70M renewal

• $165M facility ribbon cutting OCT 2021

• 180+ members ● 90%+ engagement ● 75 active projects

• NIIMBL Sr. Fellows group

Pandemic rapid-response projects funded at MFG USA institutes (CARES Act and 

American Rescue Plan)

• Rapid response report issued

• Congressional briefing held on responsiveness and impact ● cited by GAO and OIG

• Additional $150M for MFG USA pandemic response projects

• 35 high impact projects at NIIMBL awarded in JUL 2021 ● RACER award in NOV

OAM reorganized for agile response

• New hires for technology and DEI

• AAAS and ASME fellows

• Detail assignments from NIST labs

OAM FY2021 Accomplishments

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FY22 President’s Budget Request ($167M)

• FY22 budget requests two additional NIST-sponsored 

institutes

Extensive planning to prepare for additional 

appropriations

• Build Back Better Plan

• U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

• Team Building

OAM staffs and Co-leads the NSTC Subcommittee on 

Advanced Manufacturing

• 2022-2026 National Strategic Plan for Advanced 

Manufacturing

• Symposium: “Strategy for Resilient Manufacturing 

Ecosystems Through AI”

• Agency R&D program review to expand USG 

collaboration and coordination

• R&D recommendations for predictable and reliable 

Additive Manufacturing

OAM FY2022 Priorities

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• Office reorganization

• Grew TPO staff with five new hires and two more 

recruited and started in the beginning of FY22

• Strategic planning session to clarified mission, vision, 

guiding principles

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning BayhDole published in the Federal Register with 81,000+ 

comments received

• The ROI Legislative Package for modernizing the 

Stevenson-Wydler Act was released to congress for 

consideration 

• Organized a first at NIST, fast-track SBIR

solicitation specific to COVID-19 response

• Expanded federal tech transfer with RCAs

TPO FY2021 Accomplishments

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• Implement Technology Transfer (T2) training for labs

• Launch new revised iEdison tool 

• Hold invention review committee meeting

• Complete Regulatory Change

• Begin NIST On a Chip (NOAC) marketing campaign

• Introduce Tech Transfer Liaison Program

• Develop Umbrella Agreements with CU and UMD

• Award SBIR Fast-Track for COVID-19 (Phase I and II) in 

addition to normal SBIR awards

TPO FY2022 Priorities

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Executed all 51 CARES Act awards by 30 SEP 2021 deadline

Led NIST response to EOs 14005 and 14017

Submitted 100-day report on semiconductor industry

As part of the MEP strategic vision, we needed to concentrate 

on the next generation of MEP leaders

• Started a detailee program for current staff to shadow MEP 

leaders

• 9 detail assignments

Convened MEP National NetworkTM update meeting in AUG

• Ensured strong alignment between manufacturers’ needs 

and MEP services

• Plan for potential of additional federal funding

• 200+ in person participants

• ~150 remote participants

MEP FY2021 Accomplishments

Executive Order 14017 (Feb 24)

America’s Supply Chains

Executive Order 14005 (Jan 25)

Make it in All of America 

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• Publish new MEP National NetworkTM FY2023-2028 

strategic plan, focusing on talent development, supply 

chain, and technology demonstration

• Onboard at least 10 new MEP team members

($275M appropriation)

• Increase MEP Center Base Award Cooperative 

Agreements by at least $40M ($275M appropriation)

• Award at least $50M in new Competitive Awards to 

MEP Centers ($275M appropriation)

MEP FY2022 Priorities

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Virtual Meeting

October 26, 2021

Thank you

Technology Partnerships Office