Other Transactions and Other Transaction Consortia

For more information or assistance with OTA or Consortia processes, please contact Denny Lewis or Bob Burton, with the North Carolina Defense Technology Transition Office.

Other Transaction Authority (OTA) is the term commonly used to refer to the (10 U.S.C. 2371b) authority of the Department of Defense (DoD) to carry out certain prototypes, research, and production projects. Other Transaction (OT) authorities were created to give DoD the flexibility necessary to adopt and incorporate business practices that reflect commercial industry standards and best practices into its award instruments. As of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 845, the DoD currently has permanent authority to award OT under (10 U.S.C. 2371) for (1) Research, (2) Prototype, and (3) Production Purposes.  

Source: https://acqnotes.com/acqnote/careerfields/other-transaction-authority-ota

What is an “Other Transaction”

Other Transactions (OTs) are procurement instruments other than contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements enabling flexible business arrangements to acquire research and development to support technology advancement or to quickly develop a prototype…OTs are a mechanism to access innovative research and development, especially from *non-traditional contractors who may be challenged by requirements of traditional contracts, grants, or cooperative research and development agreements. 

Existing Other Transaction Consortia

Source: https://aida.mitre.org/ota/existing-ota-consortia/

• OSD Sponsored Consortia
• Air Force Sponsored Consortia
• Army Sponsored Consortia
• Navy Sponsored Consortia
• Non-DOD Sponsored Consortia

Other Transactions Guide

Source: https://aida.mitre.org/ota/