Analysis of the transitioning opportunity for non-traditional firms under other transaction authority

• Main Authors: Liu, Lin, Wong, James Y.
• Other Authors: Yoder, E. Cory
• Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008. 2012
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10341

MBA Professional Report === The Federal Government no longer dominates defense and space-based technologies as it once did. This is due to the diminishing role of Federal Government as the lead developer and owner of advance technologies. What began in the 1980s with private industry starting to outspend Federal Government in Research and Development has resulted in significant technological innovations in commercial companies. As a result, Government turned to private industry to access commercially developed technology. One procurement instrument, Other Transaction Authority for Prototype Development (OTAs), was authorized by Congress to help enable the Department of Defense (DoD) and other Government agencies to form business arrangements with traditional and non-traditional firms to develop weapon systems and related products. While this prototyping authority has provided non-traditional firms the opportunity to conduct business with DoD, there is limited information available on whether these projects have provided transition opportunities for follow-on production. This research examines the transition opportunities available to non-traditionals who have completed an OTA for prototyping.