SI’s Managing Partner, Christian Dunn, sits down with Founder, Richard L. Dunn, to discuss Other Transactions. What makes a good OT Lawyer? CD: Legal offices, lawyers, tend to be one of the most frequently cited roadblocks for those using other … Continued
SI’s Director of Operations, Alayne Dunn, sits down with Founder, Richard L. Dunn, to discuss milestone payments. What are OT milestone payments and how do they differ from FAR performance-based payments? AD: Rick, let’s talk about milestone payments. Can you … Continued
SI’s managing partner, Christian Dunn, sits down with founder, Richard L. Dunn, to discuss Other Transactions. Are they just a tool in the toolbox or are they something entirely different? Video Transcript: CD: Defense leadership has been quoted … Continued
Does DoD’s medical community know that there is a quick reaction way to experiment, test, develop or evaluate and get into use new approaches needed in an emergency? Since the medical community is served by the same contracting and … Continued
In the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the culmination of Yoda’s wisdom imparted to the young Jedi in training, Luke Skywalker, was to forcibly utter “You must unlearn what you have learned,” shortly before passing. This quote has … Continued
It is vexing to hear the refrain that Other Transactions (OTs) are intended only or primarily for non-traditional performers. Several articles on the Strategic Institute website point out that appealing to nontraditional companies is a means to an end, … Continued
I noticed the header on the Washington Post: Democracy Dies in Darkness. A recent story by Aaron Gregg made me wonder if democracy thrives better in the murk of misleading and false information. The story, Seeking the edge over geopolitical … Continued
You have come across a broad sea and landed on a beautiful tropical island. Tanned people in scanty clothing come out to meet you and your sailors clothed in 15th Century European seamen’s attire. You have discovered a … Continued
This is not a DAU or contracting course lecture about going to jail if you don’t follow all the rules. There is no FAR “jail” for contracting officers, much less program managers, who don’t follow the rules. Contracting officers, … Continued