In this podcast episode Strategic Institute recaps controversial topics from a previous episode (recent protest – consortia model), and discusses the symbiosis between flexible federal contracting authorities, other transactions, and the greater flexibility offered to the government by using … Continued
Partnership intermediaries (PI) are an underutilized technique available to Federal agencies to make effective use of their Other Transactions (OT) authority. A PI can be used for outreach activities, screening potential technology contributors, and supporting the evaluation of technical proposals, … Continued
The latest Other Transactions (OT) protest case highlights the critical need for education and training for participants involved in awarding these agreements. In this case, it appears that no party involved understood the Other Transactions for prototypes statute. Also … Continued
In this episode Strategic Institute talks about keeping the faith for 30 years. It has been that long since Other Transactions (OT) authorities were first introduced in the DoD. The early pioneers, adopters, and educators still have faith that … Continued
In this episode Strategic Institute discusses the lack of “infrastructure” to support federal acquisition that is dynamic and promotes synergy for the best results in R&D and delivering new capability. Instead, the government chooses to miss opportunities and potential … Continued
In this episode Strategic Institute talks with Dr. Dolores Kuchina-Musina of REXOTA Solutions to discuss the focus of her PhD dissertation – Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) and innovation policy. Dolores approaches her work and study of an often difficult … Continued
The DoD is notorious for slacking at the front-end of R&D programs, preferring to punt and pray that it all comes together at the back-end. From a business perspective this is sheer insanity! The more thoroughly an organization identifies … Continued
The secret to federal business ingenuity and greater acquisition success for R&D and delivering new capability lies in educating people, whereas the secret for maintaining the status quo is in keeping them ignorant. The federal government has been “gifted” … Continued
Strategic Institute stands out for advocating for education, understanding, and supporting the workforce so they can best use flexible federal contracting authorities specifically for R&D and delivering new capabilities (other transactions and related acquisition authorities). DoD leadership has … Continued
Do we need a better defense acquisition system to exploit the fruits of R&D and deliver new capabilities? While the often mouthed rhetoric says “yes” actions by leadership send the opposite message “NO!” The piece parts of what can easily … Continued