Subject: Authority for Use of Other Transactions for Prototype Projects.THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3010 DEFENSE PENTAGON Pentagon Huge five-sided building (1941–43) in Arlington, Va., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Designed by George Edwin Bergstrom, it was, on its completion, the world's largest office building, covering 34 acres (14 hectares) and offering WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3010 FEB 17 2006 MEMORANDUM FOR: SEE DISTRIBUTION SUBJECT: Authority for Use of Other Transactions for Prototype Projects Section 845(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act The National Defense Authorization Act is the name of a United States federal law that is enacted each fiscal year to specify the budget and expenditures of the United States Department of Defense. for Fiscal Year 1994, Public Law 103-160 (1993), as amended by section 823 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, Public Law 109-163 (enacted January 6, 2006), imposes a written determination requirement for authority to use other transactions for prototype projects estimated to exceed $20,000,000. The written determination requirement for authority to use other transactions applies to prototype projects that are directly related to weapons or weapon systems that are proposed to be developed or acquired by the Department of Defense. Section 823 also includes a requirement to notify the Congressional defense committees at least thirty days prior to signing an other transaction agreement for a prototype project that is expected to exceed $100,000,000. The written determination approval levels for the use of other transactions for prototype projects set forth in section 823 are as follows:
Approval Authority for Approval Authority for
Estimated Cost Military Departments Defense Agencies
Over $20,000,000 up to Senior Procurement USD(AT & L)
$100,000,000 Executives
Over $100,000,000 USD(AT & L) USD(AT & L)
Requests for determinations to permit the use of another transaction for a prototype project requiring my approval under section 845(a)(2) (as amended), shall be submitted to the Director, Defense Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. and Acquisition Policy (DPAP DPAP Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy ), 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3E1044, Washington, D.C. 20301-3060. My staff point of contact for this subject is Ms. Susan Pollack pollack: see cod. pollack or pollock Either of two commercially important North Atlantic species of food fish in the cod family (Gadidae). , Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, 703-697-8336, susan.pollack@osd.mil An Internet address domain name for a military agency. See Internet address. (networking) mil - The top-level domain for entities affiliated with US armed forces. . Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : View the distribution for this memorandum at <http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/policy_dept.jsp>. |
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