In the development of new capabilities, technological innovation and deploying these at the speed of relevance, the area in which the DoD can be truly most innovative is how it conducts business. Finding innovative companies and technologies is usually … Continued
The Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) dating back nearly twenty years created a model of an Other Transactions consortium that has been replicated more than a two dozen times. Many people wrongly associate Other Transactions (OTs) only with this … Continued
Language and it’s meaning is important. One issue that contributes to a lack of understanding Other Transactions (OTs) relates to misconstruing statutory language. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) uses similar or the same words found in the OT … Continued
SI’s Managing Partner, Christian Dunn, sits down with Founder, Richard L. Dunn, to discuss Other Transactions. What makes a good OT Lawyer? CD: Legal offices, lawyers, tend to be one of the most frequently sited roadblocks for those using other … Continued
SI’s Director of Operations, Alayne Dunn, sits down with Founder, Richard L. Dunn, to discuss milestone payments. What are OT milestone payments and how do they differ from FAR performance-based payments? AD: Rick, let’s talk about milestone payments. Can you … Continued
SI’s Managing Partner, Christian Dunn, sits down with Founder, Richard L. Dunn, to discuss Other Transactions. Who and what qualities are essential in creating the OT team? CD: A recurring theme when talking about doing business differently with … Continued
SI’s managing partner, Christian Dunn, sits down with founder, Richard L. Dunn, to discuss Other Transactions. Are they just a tool in the toolbox or are they something entirely different? Video Transcript: CD: Defense leadership has been quoted … Continued
Does DoD’s medical community know that there is a quick reaction way to experiment, test, develop or evaluate and get into use new approaches needed in an emergency? Since the medical community is served by the same contracting and … Continued
In the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the culmination of Yoda’s wisdom imparted to the young Jedi in training, Luke Skywalker, was to forcibly utter “You must unlearn what you have learned,” shortly before passing. This quote has … Continued