DAF Alternative Authorities Guide
DAF Alternative Authorities Guide
Summary
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) Alternate Authorities Guide (March 2024), a reference for the DAF acquisition team covering six alternative authorities: grants and cooperative agreements (10 U.S.C. 4001/4141), Research Other Transactions (10 U.S.C. 4021), Other Transactions for Prototype (10 U.S.C. 4022), procurement for experimental purposes (10 U.S.C. 4023), prize challenges (10 U.S.C. 4025 and 15 U.S.C. 3719), and use of partnership intermediaries (15 U.S.C. 3715). For each authority it summarizes statutes, guides/memos, warrant requirements, approvals, and reporting; it also notes that DFARS 212.70 implements the commercial solutions opening (CSO), which can result in a FAR contract or an other transaction.