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'''Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA)''' contractors are civilian employees or government contractors who are contracted to assist the [[United States Department of Defense]] (DoD) components, and acquisition programs. (In some areas of DoD, the acronym SETA refers to "Systems Engineering and Technical Assessment" contractors; also refers to "Systems Engineering and Technical Advisors.") SETA contractors provide analysis and engineering services in a consulting capacity, working closely with the government's own engineering staff members. SETA contractors provide the flexibility and quick availability of expertise without the expense and commitment of sustaining the staff long-term.

==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(http://www.acq.osd.mil/sts/te/survey/acronyms.html,Appendix 1 - Acronyms}); and the .

==Contracting==