Guide to Research Other Transactions (Sept 2023)
Guide to Research Other Transactions (Sept 2023)
Summary
The "Guide to Research Other Transactions Under 10 U.S.C. 4021" (revised 13 September 2023), issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), the office responsible for Research OT policy. It provides advice and best practices on planning, soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, awarding, and administering Research OTs, and explains DoD's three OT types (Research under 4021, Prototype under 4022, and Production under 4022(f)) and their appropriate use for basic, applied, and advanced research with traditional and nontraditional performers. Described in the text as guidance rather than a formal policy document.