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July 5, 2018 By AMK

DoD seeks streamlined procurements of innovative technologies: OTAs and commercial solutions pilot program

The Department of Defense (DoD) has once again emphasized its willingness to engage with commercial companies and other non-traditional contractors to try to expedite and simplify its procurement of innovative technologies.

In particular, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) indicated that it plans to enter directly into Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements, and DoD issued a class deviation for a commercial solutions opening (CSO) pilot program.

These developments, in connection with the continued promotion of OTA agreements by DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit Experimental organization (DIUx), provide commercial companies with additional incentives to enter into creative collaborations with the U.S. Government.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.insidegovernmentcontracts.com/2018/07/dod-seeks-streamlined-procurements-of-innovative-technologies-other-transaction-agreements-and-the-commercial-solutions-opening-pilot-program/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: DISA, DIUx, DoD, innovation, OTA, other transaction agreements, other transaction authority, streamlined acquisition process

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