ALTERNATIVE ACQUISITION


SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION


Soldiers participate in the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment at Fort Benning, Georgia, in March. During this exercise, LifeLens Technologies successfully demonstrated the Ascent Platform as part of a fielding exercise. (Photo by William Norris, U.S. Army Training Support Center)


the military is looking for in any particular product. Combin- ing such a large cadre of experts with the enhanced transparency offered by the OTA has, by design, made for a substantial impact.


“Te consortium concept is where we gain so much value. MTEC brings key medical development components together with vari- ous vendors, industry partners and academia to help us get to that end goal without having to piece those puzzle pieces together and hope for the best,” said Dawn Rosarius, USAMRDC’s princi- pal assistant for acquisition, regarding the transparency offered by the process. “It actually does that up front and helps coordi- nate the outcome with all the right components, right from the beginning.”


“Te [consortium] mechanism is supportive to our partners and awardees, in that MTEC engages with foundations and venture capitalists to support the MTEC members by bringing additional expertise and funding to the table,” said Langdon. “Tis is impor- tant because the military can’t benefit from a technology they need if the company that owns the research or technology goes under or is not viable.”


When dealing with nontraditional defense contractors, employ- ing an OTA agreement can reduce some regulatory burdens so that small and emerging technology providers can work with the government. Access to nontraditional defense contractors through MTEC—especially small businesses that may not have the


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