Other Transactions are legally binding instruments that may be used to engage industry and academia for a broad range of research and prototyping activities. Other Transactions are not standard procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. As such, they are generally not subject to the federal laws and regulations that apply to government procurement contracts. IEM is a member of multiple Other Transaction Consortia, consortia of companies interested in working within a given subject area.
A White Paper is the initial step in the process to obtain a project award. When the Government identifies a need/requirement and only when funding is available for that need, the Government issues a Request for White Papers (RWP) to the consortium. The consortium then releases the RWP to its membership. RWPs contain the Government requirement, outlined in a Statement of Need, along with instructions and template to be used for White Paper submittals. White Papers detail a member’s proposed solution to the Government’s requirement(s). Members may prepare and submit White Papers individually or as part of a collaborative team. The consortium works with members to ensure completeness and compliance with the terms of the RWP and then forwards the finalized White Papers directly to the Government for evaluation. Based on its evaluation of the White Paper(s), the Government selects the best-value white paper(s), develops a Statement of Work and issues a Request for Project Proposal to the selected member(s). The selected member(s) then prepares a proposal and submits it to the Government through the consortium management firm for subsequent negotiation, if necessary, and award.
IEM is currently a member of the following Other Transaction Consortia:
Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD)
Government Sponsor: Department of Defense Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense
Consortium Management Firm: Advanced Technology International
Consortium Focus/Mission: Prototype new technologies related to Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Technology Focus Areas: Weapons of Mass Destruction Consequence Management and Hazard Mitigation; Threats and Vulnerabilities Awareness; Counter-Proliferation Technologies and Capabilities; Arms Control Technologies; Chemical, Biological Radiological, and Nuclear; Fundamental Science, Research and Development, and Experimentation of Emerging Technologies
Medical Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Consortium (MCDC)
Government Sponsor: Department of Defense Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense
Consortium Management Firm: Advanced Technology International
Consortium Focus/Mission: Advanced development efforts to support the Department of Defense’s medical pharmaceutical and diagnostic requirements as related to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel.
Technology Focus Areas: Detection, Prevention, and Treatment of CBRN Threats
Consortium for Command, Control, and Communications in Cyberspace (C5)
Government Sponsor: Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
Consortium Management Firm: Consortium Management Group
Consortium Focus/Mission: Accelerate the development and deployment of new capabilities to the Warfighter focused on C4ISR and cyber technology sectors
Technology Focus Areas: Offensive and Defensive Cyber Operations; Situational Understanding; C4ISR and Targeting; System-of-Systems Architecture; Tactical and Strategic Networks; Enterprise Systems; Software and Hardware Technologies; Artificial Intelligence; Forensics; Analytics; Systems Integration; Electronic Warfare; Positioning, Navigation, and Timing; Information Operations; Intelligence Analysis, Exploitations, and Disseminations; Mobility and Autonomy; Sensors; Modeling and Simulation; Training; Enabling Technologies
Consortium for Energy, Environment, and Demilitarization (CEED)
Government Sponsor: Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
Consortium Management Firm: Consortium Management Group
Consortium Focus/Mission: Accelerate the development and deployment of new capabilities to the Warfighter
Technology Focus Areas: Environmental Quality and Installations; Remediation and Decontamination; Manufacturing and Maintenance; Operational Energy; Engineer Systems; Resilient Facilities and Infrastructure; Civil Works; Unmanned Systems and Robotics; Logistics; Combat and Protective Clothing; Force Protection and Sustainment; Demilitarization; Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threat Reduction; Unexploded Ordnance Detection and Neutralization; Infantry Weapon Systems, Fires, and Ammunition; Ground, Sea, and Air Vehicles; Identify Dominance/Biometrics; Training Systems; Enabling Technologies
Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC)
Government Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
Consortium Management Firm: Advanced Technology International
Consortium Focus/Mission: Development of medical solutions that protect, treat, and optimize the health and performance of U.S. military personnel and civilians.
Technology Focus Areas: Military Infectious Diseases, Combat Casualty Care, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, Military Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, and Chemical and Biological Threat Reduction.