Other Transaction Authority

Carahsoft has access to the following consortiums that include 9 OTAs. As Other Transaction Agreements rise in popularity Carahsoft has built out a team dedicated to simplify the procurement process one step further. We are taking action to educate and assist our customers about the foreign procurement vehicles known as OTAs.

What is an Other Transaction Agreement?
An acquistion instrument which allows agencies to enter into transactions "other than" standard Government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.

What is a Consortium?
An association, typically several businesses, that holds an OT agreement and allows multiple non-awarded companies to procure through it.

Benefits:

OTAs bypass the FAR and other standard government regulations in order to get new technologies into production rapidly.
The length of an OTA is negotiable – ranging from days to several years in length.
DOW views OTAs as necessary for doing business with firms on the cutting edge of technology innovation.
Under an OTA, intellectual property rights for solutions may be negotiable.

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Airforce ($2.260 M)
Defense ($2.148 M)
Homeland Security ($1.749 M)
Navy ($103 M)

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