GAO-20-84, DoD’s Use of Other Transactions for Prototype Projects Has Increased
GAO-20-84, DoD's Use of Other Transactions for Prototype Projects Has Increased
Summary
GAO report GAO-20-84, 'Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Use of Other Transactions for Prototype Projects Has Increased' (November 2019), a report to congressional committees examining DoD's use of prototype other transactions in fiscal years 2016 through 2018. It finds DoD significantly increased prototype OT use, that companies not typically doing business with DoD participated to a significant extent on 88 percent of transactions, that the Army awarded the most, and that agreements officers generally followed established review processes (with two reviewed cases lacking required higher-level review). It is a core reference on prototype-OT usage and oversight.