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==Use of the term==

SETA is an industry term, which the DoD has used since at least 1995, for example in the Software Engineering Institute;<ref name=report95>{{cite web|author1=James A Rozum, William A Florac|title=A DoD Software Measurement Pilot: Applying the SEI Core|url=javascript:popupWindow('http://resources.sei.cmu.edu/asset_files/technicalreport/1995_005_001_16319.pdf',640,480);|publisher=Software engineering Institute|accessdate=6 December 2014}}</ref> 'Defense Acquisition Deskbook, "S"; the An Acronym List for the Information Age (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association); the DoD Guide to Integrated Product and Process Development.<ref>{{cite web|title=DoD Guide to Integrated Product and Process Development |url=http://www.acqnotes.com/Attachments/DoD%20Integrated%20Product%20and%20Process%20Development%20Handbook,%20Aug%2098.pdf |accessdate=5 August 2020}}</ref>.

==Contracting==

The government often needs to supplement its internal Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance capability in order to meet its frequently changing needs and demands. Through a formal [[Request for Information]] (RFI)/ [[Request for Proposal]] (RFP) process the government is able to contract with a commercial organization to provide certain services. SETA contractors work alongside government employees often within the same workspace. SETA contractors may participate in government contracting actions and may assist in managing other contracts. A SETA contractor cannot be the [[Contracting Officer's Technical Representative]] (COTR) or Assistant Contracting Officer Representative (ACOR), but they may function as the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC). Since SETA contractors may have access to procurement sensitive information there is a risk of [[conflict of interest]] (CoI) which is mitigated through [[Non-Disclosure Agreement]]s (NDAs) and firewalls restricting communications within corporations.

The SETA support rate in total R&D expenditures of [[DARPA]] are evaluating as 7.4-9.9% .<ref>Klabukov I.D., Yakovets A.V., Alekhin M.D. (2017). [https://ssrn.com/abstract=2933553 Management of systems engineering and technical assistance of DARPA research programs]. Innovations, 5(223), 12-19.</ref>.

==Policy==