OTAs

Other Transaction Authority (OTA) is a flexible type of strategic partnership between the government and industry, to foster innovation and promote collaboration. OTAs help identify commercial firms or consortia to partner with the government.

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America

Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA), is a non-profit Institute headquartered near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is one of the latest members of the National Network of...
Getting StartedMembershipInnovationProductConsortiaDefense ContractorOther Transaction Authority (OTA)

Advanced Regeneration Manufacturing Institute/ BioFabUSA (ARMI)

BioFabUSA has been initiated as a Manufacturing USA (MII) and will be sustained by the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), a non-profit organization located in Manchester, New Hampsh...
Getting StartedInnovationProductSubject Matter ExpertConsortiaDefense ContractorEntrepreneur / StartupOther Transaction Authority (OTA)Biopharmaceuticals

Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM)

As a national membership-based consortium, ARM is dedicated to creating the ecosystem that will drive innovation in robotics. Our staff and resources are focused on spurring innovations in not just ro...
Getting StartedInnovationProductServiceConsortiaDefense ContractorOther Transaction Authority (OTA)AIRoboticsWorkforce DevelopmentManufacturing

Aeroacoustics Research Consortium (AARC)

The AeroAcoustics Research Consortium (AARC) was established in 2001 by NASA Glenn Research Center and Industry partners with the goal of advancing the development of technologies for reducing the env...
MembershipInnovationProductConsortiaDefense ContractorGeneral FundingOther Transaction Authority (OTA)PrototypingR&DNon-Profit

AIM Photonics

The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), is an industry driven public-private partnership that focuses the nation’s premiere capabilities and expertise to capture...
Getting StartedInnovationProductServiceSubject Matter ExpertConsortiaDefense ContractorGeneral FundingOther Transaction Authority (OTA)PhotonicsSemiconductorEducation & Certification

American Metal Casting (AMC) Consortium

The mission of the American Metalcasting Consortium (AMC) is to develop and apply procurement support and new technologies that rapidly deliver high quality, cost-effective cast parts to assist the De...
Getting StartedMembershipInnovationProductServiceSubject Matter ExpertConsortiaDefense ContractorGeneral FundingOther Transaction Authority (OTA)ManufacturingMetal

Autonomy Research Collaboration Network

The ARCNet Consortium is a collaboration of industry and academic members working in concert to expedite the development of technology and to address current and future Air Force technological needs. ...
Getting StartedMembershipInnovationProductServiceSubject Matter ExpertConsortiaDefense ContractorOther Transaction Authority (OTA)AutonomousR&D

Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium

The Aviation & Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC) has established an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to engage industry and academia to develop and mature guided missile technologies to develo...
MembershipInnovationProductServiceSubject Matter ExpertConsortiaDefense ContractorOther Transaction Authority (OTA)AviationWeapon Platforms

Consortium for Command, Control, and Communications in Cyberspace (C5)

C5 accelerates the development and deployment of new capabilities to the Warfighter through the use of Other Transaction Authority. C5 gives members an innovative and commonsense acquisition mechanism...
Getting StartedMembershipInnovationProductServiceSubject Matter ExpertConsortiaDefense ContractorGeneral FundingOther Transaction Authority (OTA)Cyber SecurityC4ISR