Other Transactions at
Links and Resources
Authority
- 10 U.S.C. 2371; Section 845(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, Public Law 103- 160 (1993), as amended by section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, Public Law 109- 163 (enacted January 6, 2006)
Description
- Other Transactionsare agreements used for two purposes: (1.) basic research and (2.) prototype projects that are directly related to weapons or weapon systems.
They are not a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement.
To the extent that a statute or regulation is limited in its applicability to the use of a contract, grant or cooperative agreement, it generally does not apply to an Other Transaction.
Features/Characteristics
- The flexibility of other transactions has enabled DOD to have access to research and technology that might otherwise have been unavailable.
Mechanism is used only when a standard contract, grant or cooperative agreement is not feasible.
I.P. and Resource Commitment
- Contracting officers have wide discretion to negotiate patent and technical data rights without the restrictions imposed by the FAR or the Bayh-Dole Act. Non-Federal parties provide at least 50% of the resources.
Other Agencies/Laboratories That Use This Mechanism
