Other Transaction Agreements: Improved Contracting Data Would Help DOD Assess Effectiveness
GAO发现国防部（DOD）可以使用称为“其他交易协议”或OTA的合同机制来开发原型。 OTA不使用标准化的联邦收购条款和条件，而是依靠国防部签约官员来定制他们认为保护政府利益所必需的条款和条件。这种灵活性可能有助于国防部吸引非传统的国防承包商，否则可能不会选择与国防部签约。 However, this flexibility could also increase risk, such as by reducing oversight of contractors’ costs.After DOD successfully develops a prototype, it may produc
