Other Transaction Agreements for Basic, Applied and Advanced Research in the Department of Defense
Abstract
Traditional contracting in the Federal Government is laborious and time consuming, largely due to the amount of statutes, regulation and policy. This results in the manifestation of large amounts of documentation on the procuring organization as well as potential contractor prospects. Traditional contracting adds additional burden in cost accounting and reporting unique to the Federal Government. While traditional contracts have served the Government well, in cases of relatively mature technology and the objective system requirements were well defined, their lack of flexibility is cited as an inhibitor to the Government gaining access to emerging commercial technologies. Research suggests that the Department of Defense, among other federal organizations, do not use Other Transactions Authority fully because of lack of understanding and education on how to implement Other Transactions (Dunn R. L., 2017). The Department of Defense has issued guidance on OTs for Prototype Projects, however, explicitly states that it does not cover OTs for basic, applied and advanced technology research. This indicates a significant gap in the usage of this agreement mechanism in the formative stages of a technology. This research paper builds on the body of knowledge for OTs and provides a perspective for consideration on OTs for DoD research
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 10, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1063371
Entities
People
- Bryon K Manley
Organizations
- Defense Acquisition University