2023: The Year of the OT!
January 04, 2023
​The DAU OT Team's 2023 New Year's prediction: 2023 will be the year of the OT!  Yes, there appears to be a solid trend of significant federal dollars going to OTs and more successful prototypes moving to production.  But 2023 is an important year for practitioners because of, among o

OTA Today Takeaways
January 23, 2023
Thank you to our incredible panelists who participated in the OTA Today on January 11.  While there are multiple models for consortium, The Power of Many – Leveraging Consortia to Promote Innovation, Expand the Defense Industrial Base, and Accelerate Acquisition focused on a model where a cons

What the Heck is a Consortium Anyway?
January 10, 2023
There seems to be some confusion about what constitutes a consortium for purposes of 10 U.S.C. 4022.  Here are a few thoughts: There is No One Definition of a ConsortiumThe term consortium is not defined by statute (consortia are referenced in 10 U.S.C. 4022(f)).  The consortium (or t

Shout out to the DISA OT team!
January 06, 2023
​The DAU OT team wanted to make sure we gave a shout out to the DISA OT team who was acknowledged in the FY 2022 Procurement Management Review Newsletter.  Under the "Spotlight on Unique Commendable Items" DISA was noted for a "Dedicated team who provides premier contractin

Can OT’s Save Christmas?
December 20, 2022
​Many of you have seen the J&A for a sole source award signed by Santa Clause to engage the services of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer floating around the internet.  Similar to many of the DoD legacy systems that have been in use for decades (Rudolph has been around since 1939), Rudolph ha