This document provides an overview of SOFWERX, a venue operated under a partnership agreement between the Doolittle Institute and USSOCOM. SOFWERX aims to increase collaboration and innovation to solve challenges faced by warfighters. It facilitates capability development through events like prize challenges, prototyping sessions, and testing. Located in Tampa, SOFWERX provides facilities and tools to accelerate delivery of new technologies to USSOCOM in a neutral, agile, and non-bureaucratic manner. It has had successes in developing and fielding various new capabilities and technologies for USSOCOM components and partners.

1. ExecutiveInfoBrief
September 2017

3. A venue designed and
operated to increase
collaboration and
innovation, in order to
solve challenging
warfighter problems.

4. I. Create a forum for accelerating delivery of
innovative capabilities to USSOCOM
II.Facilitate capability refinement thru
exploration, experimentation and assessment
of promising technology
CHARTER
A venue designed and
operated to increase
collaboration and
innovation, in order to
solve challenging
warfighter problems.

5. Who’s Involved
• Under Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) with USSOCOM,
Doolittle Institute DBA DefenseWERX manages and implements
SOFWERX.
• “Big Tent” which includes
• SOCOM
• Inter Agency Partners
• Industry Partners
• FFRDC's
• Academics

6. 4000 SF auto body garage converted into a rapid prototyping facility
Located in the heart of Ybor City
Our newest facility off of 2nd Ave
Epic thinkers wanted

7. Differentiators:
• Neutral Facilitation
• Non-FAR based agility – left of requirements
• Innovative & Agile Tools:
• Outcome focused events & ideation
• Prize Challenge Website
• Eco-system
• Tailored facilities (Prototyping/Drone Flt/Events)
• Easy to access & reduced collaboration barriers

8. ThunderDrone
• Resides within the SWX Underground facility
• A Living Drone Test Bed:
• Drone Thinktank & Marketplace
• Drone Experimentation - Proof of Theory/Concept
• Rapid Prototyping and Testing
• Three parallel lines of effort, using the SOFWERX Model
1. Building & controlling swarms (3, 33, 333)
2. Building and/or identifying the right drones/insects
3. Synergistic and Kinetic Applications

9. Acceleration Tools
• Prize Challenges
• R&D Agreement
• Capability Assessment Event (CAE)
• Capability Collaboration Event (CCE)
• Rapid Prototyping Event
(RPE)
• Tech Sprint
• PEO Referral
• TILO Office Referral
Acceleration Tools
• Prize Challenges
• R&D Agreement
• Capability Assessment Event (CAE)
• Capability Collaboration Event (CCE)
• Rapid Prototyping Event
(RPE)
• Tech Sprint
• PEO Referral
• TILO Office Referral
• Prize Challenges
• Rapid Prototyping Event (RPE)
• Tech Sprint
• PEO Referral
• TILO Office Referral
• R&D Agreement
• Capability Assessment Event (CAE)
• Capability Collaboration Event (CCE)
Acceleration Tools

10. Outreach
• Intern Program (teamed w/USF)
• Industry Fellows Program
• STEM
• Hackathons and Support (NASA & MD5)
• Hillsborough ECC & Entrepreneurial Programs

11. Successes
goTenna (PEO-SRSE)
Helicase (SOCOM S&T)
Mache Creeger (AFRL and DIU-X)
MRAZR Litter (Ranger Regt/160th)
Precision Engagement Carry Kit (PECCK)(PEO-Maritime)
Espionage Pathway Framework (USD ISSO)
Sensor Intent Algorithm (NASIC)
Airborne Lean Services Architecture (ALSA)
Bow Fender (NSWDG)
M-72 Law Sights (SOCOM S&T)

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