HHS BARDA Other Transaction Agreements
Summary
An ASPR/BARDA (HHS) program webpage describing how the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority uses other transaction agreements (OTAs) as flexible partnerships with industry to advance research and development and support the medical countermeasures mission. It explains OTA features such as flexible portfolio-based funding, consortia partnering, cost sharing, and joint oversight, and defines the Other Transaction for Advanced Research (OTAR) as a legally binding, non-acquisition instrument usable only when a nontraditional partner participates to a significant extent or exceptional circumstances justify it, noting available OTAR and Articles of Collaboration templates. It is a civilian-agency reference on OT use for advanced R&D and attracting nontraditional performers.