Government - What are OTAs?

CMG helps Government to identify, acquire and transition critical technology innovations to the Warfighter. Project awards made using CMG OTAs offer great flexibility in tailoring the terms to a particular project and the needs of the participants, achieving the best approach to fulfilling the Government’s technology needs.

KEY BENEFITS:

Broadens the technology base by reaching innovators not readily available to the DoD
Projects under $50M generally can be competitively awarded within 90 days.
Seamless transition from prototype into production
Flexibility in crafting Intellectual Property provisions
Accepts all “colors” of funding
Government program managers retain total project-management control
Award processes can be tailored to meet programmatic needs
Project payments are made based on measurable milestone achievement
Project awards cannot be protested
Other agencies–including DHS, DOE and H/HS–can also use CMG’s OTAs