What is an OTA Consortium?
plus a list of 33 OT Consortia you can join
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. The Procurement Integrity Act applies and competitive practices are applicable. (GAO B-416061 and GAO B-416752)
The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) stated in a 2014 publication that “OTs allow agencies and their contracting partners to enter into flexible arrangements tailored to the particular projects and needs of the participants.” Section 867 of the FY18 NDAA requires the Secretary of Defense to establish preference for use of OTs and experimental authority in execution of S&T and prototype programs.
OSD Sponsored OT Consortia
Cornerstone Consortium
Government Sponsor: OSD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy via Manufacturing Resiliency and Assurance Office, and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program
Consortium Management Entity: US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Chemical Biological Center
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Consortium
Government Sponsor: DoD Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD)
Consortium Management Firm: Advanced Technology International (ATI)
Defense Electronics Consortium (DEC)
Government Sponsor: Department of Defense, facilitated by the Cornerstone Consortium
Consortium Management Firm: U.S. Partnership for Assured Electronics supported by Advanced Technology International (ATI)
DoD Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC)
Government Sponsor: DoD in partnership with the National Armaments Consortium (NAC)
Consortium Management Firm: Advanced Technology International (ATI)
Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC)
Government Sponsor: DoD Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD)
Consortium Management Firm: Advanced Technology International (ATI)
National Spectrum Consortium (NSC)
Government Sponsor: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (R&E)
Consortium Management Firm: Advanced Technology International (ATI)
University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH)
Government Sponsor: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (R&E) and Joint Hypersonics Transition Office
Consortium Management Firm: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
Vertical Lift Consortium (VLC)
Government Sponsor: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (R&E)
Consortium Management Firm: Advanced Technology International (ATI)