The Virtue of Unlearning
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
OTAs: Not Either – or
– Richard L. Dunn Don’t worry this short essay is not about the philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard. Instead its purpose is to illustrate that Other Transactions (OTs) do not fit simply into one box called acquisition or another box called … Continued
Authority to Award and Administer Other Transactions
Richard L. Dunn – One of the most basic issues related to DOD Other Transactions (OT’s) is who has signature authority with respect to OT’s. What personnel and organizations may award and administer OT’s? Statutory Authority. “The Secretary of … Continued
10 U.S.C. 2371 “Other Transactions”: Beyond TIA’s
Written by Richard L. Dunn (July 2017) Containing legal authorities in conceptual boxes that accommodate organizational structures and preexisting thinking is often bureaucratically convenient. It can also result in limitations that adversely affect mission accomplishment. The Technology Investment Agreement … Continued
Helping the “old think” Bureaucrats and Their Lawyers Get to Yes
Not infrequently government program managers and other acquisition professionals see an opportunity where some form of innovative contracting would expedite or enhance their mission. Sometimes they get a response lacking in knowledge and understanding, such as “Other Transactions are illegal.” … Continued
Other Transactions Contracts: Poorly Understood, Little Used
Full version of an article featured in National Defense Magazine The good news – Congress has provided the Department of Defense with a cluster of legal authorities to conduct experimentation, research, development, prototyping, and production that can lead … Continued
Interview: Other Transactions – SOCOM University MacDill AFB
Interview with Mr. Richard L. Dunn, Strategic Institute for Innovation in Government Contracting and Captain David Rothzeid, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) about Other Transactions (OTs) For more on Other Transactions attend The Future is Now! Fast and Affordable … Continued
DOD Guide for Other Transactions for Prototypes – Fundamentally Flawed
The new Other Transactions (OT) Guide of 2017 has finally been issued a year after the statute was made permanent as 10 U.S. Code 2371b and incorporated important amendments; and, many years after the 2002 version became hopelessly outdated due … Continued
What Are “Other Transactions”?
“Other Transactions” (OT) refer to contractual instruments that are not standard procurement contracts or standard assistance instruments (grants or cooperative agreements). They may be used to support projects which are not strictly procurement or assistance; in lieu of standard assistance … Continued