End-to-end process

Move from operational need through solicitation, evaluation, award, and execution without loosening acquisition discipline.

Governance built in

Competition, cost and pricing, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and documentation are handled as part of the work, not after it.

Built for transition

Structure prototype work so a successful outcome can carry into follow-on production instead of stalling at the finish line.

Speed that still survives scrutiny

Other Transaction Authority gives programs room to prototype, iterate, and bring in nontraditional partners — but only when the process is run deliberately. Across seven lessons you'll work through the legal basis for OTAs, the conditions that make a prototype agreement appropriate, and the full operating sequence: framing the need, structuring the solicitation, evaluating proposals, negotiating and awarding, executing and testing, and positioning the effort for follow-on production. Competition, cost and pricing, intellectual property, cybersecurity, consortium management, fiscal responsibility, and documentation are treated as part of that sequence. Built for acquisition professionals, program managers, engineers, contracting and legal staff, and the leaders who approve their decisions.

Col (Ret.) Kavin G. Kowis

Founder and Co-Owner of NIVAK and lead instructor for NIVAK Academy's acquisition series. A Navy–Marine Corps team leader with a direct, practical approach: use the authority where it genuinely fits, document the reasoning as you go, and leave a record a decision-maker can stand behind.

Curriculum

1 Chapter · 9 Lessons

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Course Guide

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Acronym Reference Guide

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      Lesson 1: Why OTA Exists

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Lesson 2: The Statutory Framework

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      Lesson 3: Follow-On Production

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      Lesson 4: The MCSC Operating Model

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      Lesson 5: Process Steps 1–7

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      Lesson 6: Process Steps 8–12

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Lesson 7: Case Studies, Governance and Risk

Move faster without losing the audit trail

Enroll in OTA and leave able to structure, execute, and defend a prototype agreement — from first operational need through follow-on production.

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