Podcasts about other transaction authority

Other Transaction Authority is a faster way for the US government to make purchases. Traditionalized sparingly, SECDEF released a memo pushing OTAs and CSOs to streamline government contracting for small businesses (for certain areas) Is this is a huge opportunity for non-traditional companies looking to break into the federal space without the hassle of traditional FAR contracts.Start your career in government contracting here: https://www.govclose.comTrain your sales team to close government contracts here: https://www.govclose.com/syllabus-downloadIn this episode, Richard C. Howard interviews Chelsea Meggitt, an expert on Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Chelsea breaks down:What OTAs are and why they matter for small businesses.How the SECDEF memo is shifting power towards smaller, innovative companies.What steps businesses need to take to leverage OTAs effectively.Why OTAs are becoming the go-to option for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other agencies.How to find and engage with consortiums to unlock massive contracting opportunities.Connect with Chelsea Meggitt:LinkedIn: Chelsea Meggitt:https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseameggitt Website: Collaborative Compositions: https://collaborativecompositions.comPre Order Chelsea's book: https://share.hsforms.com/288nO18bsRCCmdJZL66pClwbzmvGet our government contract planner for free: https://www.dodcontract.com⏳ Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction: Why the SECDEF Memo is a Game-Changer for Small Businesses00:45 - What is Other Transaction Authority (OTA)? (Overview & Benefits)03:00 - Consortium Models Explained: How to Find the Right Fit05:15 - Why Innovation is Different in the Government's Eyes07:00 - [GovClose Commercial Break] (Positioned for Maximum Engagement)09:00 - How to Access Government Contracts Through OTAs12:00 - Real-World Example: $2 Million Award from a 4-Cell Spreadsheet Submission14:45 - Common Misconceptions About OTAs17:30 - The SECDEF Memo: Why It Matters and What It Changes20:00 - How to Develop a Winning OTA Strategy23:00 - Why OTAs Work for Non-Traditional Companies and Small Businesses26:00 - Why Now is the Best Time to Leverage OTAs30:00 - The Future of OTAs and Emerging Opportunities

Other Transaction Authority, or OTA, has been around for nearly six decades. Agencies have used this type of contracting with research labs, universities and small businesses to build prototypes. The 2016 defense policy bill changed what was once a rarely used contracting method into a popular tool, billions for moving innovative technologies into production Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has followed this as part of our 25th year look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Other Transaction Authority, or OTA, has been around for nearly six decades. Agencies have used this type of contracting with research labs, universities and small businesses to build prototypes. The 2016 defense policy bill changed what was once a rarely used contracting method into a popular tool, billions for moving innovative technologies into production Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has followed this as part of our 25th year look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Other Transaction Authority contracts have existed for many decades as alternative means for federal agencies to quickly bring in new technologies and systems when the usual acquisition processes will just not cut it.But the focus on speed puts artificial limits on the promise and potential of what OTAs can do when used correctly, as NSTXL's founder and chief executive Tim Greeff tells our Ross Wilkers in this episode.Greeff leads NSTXL in its mission to manage consortia that work with agencies when they decide to run OTA processes, many of which are being used for programs of increasing size.How OTAs work and what agencies are using for are focal points of the conversation that also has the backdrop of near-peer competitions for new technologies, and not just of the international type.

Scott and Jim talk with Kristine Kassekert, Learning Director for Other Transaction (OT), and THE DAU expert on OTs/OTAs at DAU.  If you need help with an OT challenge, please get with Ms. Kassekert.  Kristine describes what CON 2880V - Neg-OTA-tion 101 covers,  if there is any pre-work, and how students are assessed.  Be sure to listen to this segment, along with our segment on CON2990V, which is the OTA Simulation course, in another podcast.    She can be reached at kristine.kassekert@dau.edu.  Here are some links for the credential and  courses under the credential:CON 2880V - https://icatalog.dau.edu/onlinecatalog/courses.aspx?crs_id=12989CCON 023 - https://icatalog.dau.edu/onlinecatalog/CredentialConceptCard.aspx?crs_id=76CON 2990V - https://icatalog.dau.edu/onlinecatalog/courses.aspx?crs_id=12990Credentials home page: https://www.dau.edu/training/pages/credentials.aspxDAU Equivalency Program:  https://icatalog.dau.edu/appg.aspxBack to Basics: https://www.dau.edu/back-to-basics; BtB Contracting: https://www.dau.edu/functional-areas/contractingContracting Community of Practice: https://www.dau.edu/cop/contracting/Pages/Default.aspxIf you are watching this video on DAU Media, but rather watch on YouTube, go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbF8yqm-r_M5czw5teb0PsAAlso available on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contracting-conversations/id1621567225   

Scott and Jim talk with Kristine Kassekert, Learning Director for Other Transaction (OT), and THE DAU expert on OTs/OTAs at DAU.  If you need help with an OT challenge, please get with Ms. Kassekert.  Kristine describes what the OTA Credential is all about, what the course sequence is under the Credential,  the assessment, target audience, and how to apply.  She can be reached at kristine.kassekert@dau.edu.  Here are some links for the credential and  courses under the credential:CCON 023 - https://icatalog.dau.edu/onlinecatalog/CredentialConceptCard.aspx?crs_id=76CON 2880V - https://icatalog.dau.edu/onlinecatalog/courses.aspx?crs_id=12989 CON 2990V - https://icatalog.dau.edu/onlinecatalog/courses.aspx?crs_id=12990 Credentials home page: https://www.dau.edu/training/pages/credentials.aspxDAU Equivalency Program:  https://icatalog.dau.edu/appg.aspx Back to Basics: https://www.dau.edu/back-to-basics; BtB Contracting: https://www.dau.edu/functional-areas/contractingContracting Community of Practice: https://www.dau.edu/cop/contracting/Pages/Default.aspxIf you are watching this video on DAU Media, but rather watch on YouTube, go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbF8yqm-r_M5czw5teb0PsAAlso available on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contracting-conversations/id1621567225   

In this episode of Bona Fide Needs, Arnold & Porter Partner Mike McGill and PubKGroup Managing Editor Bill Olver cover a broad range of recent legal developments affecting government contractors. Our feature this month is Mike's in-depth discussion with Arnold & Porter partner Chuck Blanchard, who previously served as general counsel of the Air Force and earlier the Army. Mike and Chuck discuss a range of topics, including the Defense Production Act, Other Transaction Authority, and Foreign Military Sales. The episode starts with Mike highlighting several key regulatory and policy developments that you may have missed over the summer, including the Department of Labor's proposed rule on non-displacement of service employees, the Office of Personnel Management's proposal to update “ban the box” rules for federal employees and the implications for the upcoming rules applicable to federal contractors, the Department of Defense's guidance to contracting officers related to assessing and enforcing contractor cybersecurity compliance, and the Department of Defense's guidance on economic price adjustments to combat inflation. Next, Bill flags several notable PubK headlines, most involving recent significant developments involving the False Claims Act. Bill provides an overview of the Supreme Court's consideration of cases involving the Rule 9(b) particularity standard and DOJ's authority to dismiss qui tam complaints, as well as other cases involving causation and the Anti-Kickback Statute. This month's headlines also touch on GAO case decisions and two court decisions that impacted regulatory issues, including the Chevron deference.   Show notes 0:25 - Introduction and Overview 01:45 - Mike McGill's summary of regulatory and policy developments 19:00 - Bill Olver's summary of headline developments 33:30 - Mike's discussion with Chuck Blanchard on DPA, OTA, and FMS 1:18:00 - Credits and copyright Music credit: Scratch the Itch by Marc Walloch (Shutterstock) Links Department of Labor Proposal Rule Implementing EO 14055, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts. Office of Personnel Management Proposed Rule Implementing Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019. Department of Defense Memorandum "Contractual Remedies to Ensure Contractor Compliance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Clause 252.204-7012, for contracts and orders not subject to Clause 252.204-7020; and Additional Considerations Regarding National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-171 Department of Defense Assessments." Department of Defense Memorandum “Guidance on Inflation and Economic Price Adjustments.” Arnold & Porter Alert “Expanded Use of the Defense Product Act and Focus on Building the Domestic Supply Chain: What Companies Need to Know.” Arnold & Porter Webinar “Understanding and Leveraging the Defense Production Act.” Arnold & Porter Alert “DoD Ushers in CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 Assessment Methodology With Interim Rule.” Justice Department Sues to Block Booz Allen Hamilton's Proposed Acquisition of EverWatch Booz Allen says Acquisition Aimed at Lockheed, Raytheon, ‘Billions' in Contracts GAO Rejects Agency's Tortured Explanation as to How a Key Person Who Resigned Was Still Technically Available. If a Key Person Leaves After Proposal Submission, When Do They Become “Unavailable”? United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit No. 20-5291; the Humane Society of the United States v. United States Department of Agriculture Supreme Court of the United States No. 20-1530; West Virginia, et al., v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.; Supreme Court restricts the EPA's authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions District Court Adopts Swift Standard of Unfettered Right of DOJ to Dismiss Qui Tam Actions Nothing to See Here: Solicitor General Recommends That SCOTUS Deny Cert. in Eleventh Circuit Case on Rule 9(b) Fraudulent Activity, Without the Submission of False Claims, Insufficient to Support Qui Tam Case Seventh Circuit Reverses Ruling on Knowledge Element, Finding Defendant Had to Know High-Cost Services Were Material to High Capitation Rate Dissent: Materiality Not Shown Where Defendant Failed to Provide One Service Out of Many Possible Services CBO Issues Long-Awaited Analysis of Proposed FCA Amendments Court Split: Sixth Circuit Says FCA Anti-Retaliation Provision Also Applies to Former Employees Eighth Circuit: But-For Causation Required to Show FCA Liability Arising from AKS Violations Eighth Circuit Puts the Teeth Back in the AKS's Causation Requirement, Creating Yet Another FCA Circuit Split Second Circuit: Anti-Kickback Statute Liability Doesn't Require Corrupt Intent  

Returning guest Hallie Tremaine Balkin is DAU's Learning Director for Other Transaction Authority. Hallie stops in to tell us about DAU's upcoming OT webinars, designed to provide practical help to acquisition professionals using Other Transaction Authority to provide the speed and access they need to partner with companies on the cutting edge. Listen via Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts: https://apple.co/39Tynm5

On this edition of On DoD: a deep dive on other transactionagreements. According to the Federal Procurement Data System DoD's useof OTAs has skyrocketed from 342 agreements worth $1.4 billion in 2016 to 3,200agreements worth more than $16 billion in 2020. Despite that growth, the rulesgoverning OTAs – what few rules there are – aren't universally understood eveninside the department's own acquisition bureaucracy. To help demystify OTAs, we're joined by Hallie Balkin, oneof DoD's leading experts on OTAs. She is a government procurement attorney whocurrently works at Defense Acquisition University, where she's the learningdirector for other transactions. Balkin is also involved in an effort with theOffice of the Secretary of Defense to update and reissue DoD's OtherTransactions Guide.

Like discovering a long buried pair of jeans that becomes your new favorite, other transaction agreements (OTAs) are a procurement methodology that falls outside of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and its Defense supplement. Use of OTAs has grown rapidly across the government in the last couple of years but it might be a mixed blessing. Now the IBM Center for the Business of Government has sponsored a detailed analysis of OTAs and how the government is using them. For the highlights, co-author and Hacking for Defense adviser Stan Soloway spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Federal spending never stops rising, and that's certainly true of contracts spending. The pandemic has accelerated contract spending in several categories. For some of the trends that will continue into 2021 and the Biden administration, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the director of government contracts at Bloomberg Government Dan Snyder.

In today's Federal Newscast, Congress wants more transparency about the use of Other Transaction Authority in Defense spending.

In part 3 of this 3 part series on Other Transaction Authority, I provide insight on how to find OTA opportunities, which agencies are using them and what consortiums you can join.

The Army is using other transaction authority to purchase prototypes of tactical vehicles that would be dropped from helicopters. Soldiers would then climb aboard and head to battle. That is a repeat of many old mistakes, according to Mark Thompson. The national security analyst for the Project on Government Oversight joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.

Deals made under other transaction authority, as opposed to regular procurement contracts, help the government buy innovation and prototypes. That was the case with the Air Force looking for new space launch technology. Space X did not get a deal. It protested and discovered whether a protest is even possible under OTA. For details, procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

On episode 66, the FedHeads welcome Stan Soloway, President & CEO of Celero Strategies, to discuss alternative methods of procurement, including the use of "Other Transaction Authority".

The Navy's Surface Warfare Center recently selected the National Security Technology Accelerator to manage prototyping efforts with nontraditional defense companies. It's the third effort between the group and the military. Companies managed by the accelerator frequently enter into other transaction authorities, which skirt the traditional federal acquisition regulations. Federal News Network's Scott Maucione talked with founder and CEO of the National Security Technology Accelerator Tim Greef about OTAs, small business and more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

One of the overarching themes in the Section 809 panel's recommendations to improve Defense Department acquisition is speed to market. One of the focus areas from Congress over the last few years has been to simplify how the Pentagon buys innovative products and services. Both of these reasons are why the use of Other Transaction Authority, or OTAs, are a popular solution to these challenges.Lt. Col. Sam Kidd is the general counsel and a professional staff member of the Section 809 panel. He told Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller about what's driving DoD to spend more than $2 billion a year through OTAs. Hear more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Several federal agencies, including the Defense Department and the armed services, have rediscovered an old but potent way of getting rapid acquisitions done. It's called Other Transaction Authority, and now the Congressional Research Service has sent up a detailed report on OTA. Alex Rossino, senior principal research analyst at Deltek, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the implications.

Former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Deborah Lee James discusses what the re-established U.S. Space Command means for the future of space within the Pentagon, and how it and a Space Force are “not mutually exclusive.” Frank Kendall, former under secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, discusses the Pentagon's efforts to educate acquisition professionals about when to use Other Transaction Authority. Sam LaGrone, editor of USNI News, and Marcus Weisgerber, global business editor at Defense One, look back at the top defense stories of the year, including the Space Force, defense industry mergers, and the Coast Guard’s icebreaker program.

This week's episode covers Other Transaction Authority, limits on subcontracting, and bid protest news, and is hosted by partners David Robbins and Peter Eyre. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) details why the role of the federal CIO needs to expand, and why he believes the United States needs a national artificial intelligence strategy. Antonio Doss, district director of the Small Business Administration Washington Metropolitan Area District Office, and Ann Sullivan, chief advocate at Women Impacting Public Policy, discuss the ChallengeHER initiative, and why it’s important to encourage women-led businesses to work with the federal government. Federal News Radio Reporter Nicole Ogrysko, FCW Cyber & Defense Reporter Lauren Williams, and Aaron Boyd, senior editor of NextGov, discuss this week’s top federal stories. Topics on this edition include the first Marine use of Other Transaction Authority, the Defense Department’s back-office cloud contract and the potential for a government shutdown.

On this week’s edition of On DoD, we go a bit deeper into Federal News Radio’s series, Danger at High Speed: OTAs in Action. This edition of the program features some of the extended interviews Scott Maucione conducted with acquisition experts as part of the reporting process for his two-part series on the Defense Department’s use of acquisition authorities: -- Angela Styles, a former administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, now a partner at Bracewell. -- David Berteau, the president of the Professional Services Council and a former assistant secretary of Defense for logistics and materiel readiness -- Scott Amey, the general counsel at the Project on Government Oversight

DISA issued a solicitation to a consortium of more than 500 vendors for the case management system under National Background Investigations Services initiative. Federal News Radio's Jason Miller joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide more details.