OT Reading Room
Other Transactions Reading Room
- DOD IG Reports
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- Report No. DODIG-2022-127 Audit of DoD Other Transactions and the Use of Nontraditional Contractors and Resource Sharing (Sept 2022)
- Report No. DODIG-2022-094 Management Advisory Tracking of Follow on Production OTAs (May 2022)
- Report No. DODIG-2022-073 Audit of DoD Hotline Allegations Concerning the DoD Ordnance Technology Consortium Award Process (March 2022)
- Report No. DODIG‑2021‑077 Audit of Other Transactions Awarded Through Consortiums (Apr 2021)
- Report No. D-2000-065 Costs Charged to Other Transactions (Dec 1999)
- GAO Reports
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- GAO-22-105357 Other Transaction Agreements: DOD Can Improve Planning for Consortia Awards (Sept 2022)
- GAO-21-145 GPS Modernization DOD Continuing to Develop New Jam Resistant Capability, But Widespread Use Remains Years Away (Jan 2021)
- GAO-21-8 ARMY MODERNIZATION: Army Should Improve Use of Alternative Agreements and Approaches by Enhancing Oversight and Communication of Lessons Learned (Oct 2020)
- GAO-21-501 COVID-19 CONTRACTING: Actions Needed to Enhance Transparency and Oversight of Selected Awards (July 2021)
- GAO-20-84 DoD's Use of Other Transactions for Prototype Projects Has Increased (Nov 2019)
- GAO-16-209 FEDERAL ACQUISITIONS Use of ‘Other Transaction’ Agreements Limited and Mostly for Research and Development Activities (Jan 2016)
- GAO-20-439 GAO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT Drive to Deliver Capabilities Faster Increases Importance of Program Knowledge and Consistent Data for Oversight (June 2020)
- GAO-15-421 DOD RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM Some Technologies Have Transitioned to Military Users, but Steps Can Be Taken to Improve Program Metrics and Outcomes (May 2015)
- GAO-03-150 DOD Has Implemented Section 845 Recommendations but Reporting Can Be Enhanced (Oct 2002)
- GAO/NSIAD-96-11 DOD RESEARCH Acquiring Research by Nontraditional Means (March 1996)
- Agency Annual Reports and Program OT Examples
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- AFWERX 2023 Year in Review
- DIU FY 2022 Annual Report
- FY 22 Director, Operational Test and Evaluation report
- AFWERX 2022 Program Overview
- DIU FY 20 Annual Report
- GAO-20-439 DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT: Drive to Deliver Capabilities Faster Increases Importance of Program Knowledge and Consistent Data for Oversight (June 2020)
- Articles
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- CRS Report DOD Use of Other Transaction Authority: Background, Analysis, And Issues for Congress (Feb 2019)
- CRS Report Other Transaction (OT) Authority (July 2011)
- CRS Report for Congress: Other Transaction (OT) Authority (Nov 2008)
- Innovative Contracting Case Studies
- DCMA Commercial Item Group: Evaluating Price for OTs
- An analysis of the Department of Defense's use of other transaction authority (10 U.S.C. 2371)
- Prototyping Use Other Transactions: Case Studies for the Acquisition Community
- DOD Report State of Competition within the Defense Industrial Base (Feb 2022)
- This is not your father’s OT
- Breaking Down Other Transaction Agreements
- Debunking the Hype Involving “Other Transaction Authority”
- Other Transactions Agreements Lessons Learned
- Embracing Other Transactions
- Marketing vs. Market Research vs. Market Intelligence
- Market Intelligence Thinking Like a VC
- So Many Innovation Hubs, So Hard to Find Them
- DARPA’s ‘AI Next’ Program Bearing Fruit
- Other Transaction Authorities: After 60 Years, Hitting Their Stride or Hitting the Wall
- OTA Agreements Exploding in Popularity
- Related Authorities
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- Commercial Solutions Openings (CSOs)
- CSO Class Deviation
- Analysis of DoD CSOs NPS CM 23-228
- Experimental Purposes Authority (10 U.S.C. 4023)
- 10 U.S.C. 4023
- DAU Contracting Cone
- GAO Air Tractor Decision B-418244 (Feb. 10, 2020)
- The Forgotten Authority for Experimental Purpose (EP) Acquisitions
- DAF PM 22-C-03 SCO Delegation 10 USC 4023
- ASN (RDA) Delegation of 2373 Acquisition Authority
- DAF Contract Policy Memo 24-C-04 (Mar 2024)
- Sample 4023 Award
- Archive:DAF-Alternate-Authorities-Guide-Final-3.13.24 (003).pdf
- Meeting and Documenting Statutory Requirements
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- Competition
- Checklist for OT Announcements
- Nontraditional Defense Contractor
- Instructions on how to search in FPDS for CAS clause
- NDC Status Validation Guide
- Significant Participation
- GAO-20-84, DoD's Use of Other Transactions for Prototype Projects Has Increased (Nov 2019)
- Fiscal Law
- Advance Payments
- OT Counsel Corner: Funding Other Transaction Agreements
- Responsibility
- Is a Responsibility Determination Required for an Other Transaction?
- Checklist for Considerations when Engaging Consortium
- Intellectual Property
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- DOD INSTRUCTION 5010.44 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) ACQUISITION AND LICENSING
- SAIC vs United States and Microsoft, COFC
- ASBCA Decision in The Boeing Company No. 60373 (July 17, 2018) related to impact of Research OT/TIA on subsequent data rights under the FAR.
- OTA Today Negotiating Intellectual Property
- Adaptive Acquisition Pathways and Other Transactions
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