Skyway Contracting Officer, Author at Skyway Acquisition

Other Transaction Authority (Part 2)

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Mar 16, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

Now that we have discussed what an OTA is, we also need to discuss what an OTA is not. An OTA is not a contract, grant or cooperative agreement. OTAs are not for everything. They are not bound by most of the Government statutes and regulations for procurements nor...

Other Transaction Authority (Part 1)

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Mar 12, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

What exactly is an OTA? By definition, an OTA is an “Other Transaction Authority.” It is “used by the Department of Defense for carrying out prototype projects for work that is directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the...

Procurement Administrative Lead Time (PALT)

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Feb 23, 2018 | Bids & Proposals, Skyway CO Insight

As a former contracting officer, and leader of many procurements, this particular acronym has left me traumatized on numerous occasions. Although it is intended to be a measurement of how long it takes to get a requirement on contract, either through sole source...

Increases to the Micro purchase and Simplified Acquisition Threshold

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Feb 19, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

In case you have not heard, the 2018 (FY18) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) increased the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) from $150,000 to $250,000 and the micro-purchase threshold from $3,500 to $10,000. The last increase in the SAT occurred in 2010...

Command Pressure vs Contracting Authority

by Skyway Contracting Officer | Feb 16, 2018 | Skyway CO Insight

This article is going to sound very Department of Defense (DoD)–centric, because my acquisition experience is comprised of 12 years of contracting and program management service in the US Army and Defense Contract Management Agency, with some joint contingency...

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