What are OTAs?

Managed by organizations like NSTXL, OTAs are designed to fast-track research initiatives and prototype innovation. By eliminating FAR-based contracting barriers that slow down award timelines, OTAs can help you sustain our nation’s elite underwater warriors.

With a hands-on acquisition and project success team at your fingertips, NSTXL’s submission to award timeline is just over 100 days compared to the 12-24 months typical of traditional defense acquisition options.

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Support the Acquisition Lifecycle from Beginning to End

Work alongside a contracting team that provides comprehensive support by managing and overseeing your projects from initiation and negotiation to execution and closure.

Project Success

A Post-Award Service Designed to Increase Prototype Success

Project Success is a unique offering NSTXL provides to further support the advancement of crucial Government technology, going beyond conventional support, providing a comprehensive framework for active, awarded projects.

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Creates more transparent collaboration with the Government and Performers to allow for early mitigation of challenges.

Offers a continuous reporting loop to seamlessly relay any performance-related feedback to the Government.

Monitors and tracks each milestone to completion to ensure the Performer meets Government expectations and that payments are sent.​

$2.2B

Awarded Funding

56

Awarded Projects

850+

Members

120

Average Days to Award

S²MARTS Project: KANAGAWA

Packaged Analog-Drive High-Bandwidth Optical I/O

Mission Area: Additive Manufacturing

The KANAGAWA project aims to revolutionize optical input/output technologies by developing advanced solutions that provide unprecedented data transfer speeds and enhanced performance for next-generation computing systems.

By leveraging the expertise and cutting-edge capabilities of Ayar Labs, Intel, Lockheed Martin ATL, and Qorvo, this collaborative effort will unlock new possibilities for high-speed data communication.

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S²MARTS Project: GAMMA-H

Growing Additive Manufacturing Maturity for Airbreathing Hypersonics

Mission Area: Hypersonics

A total of $96.3M has been awarded across 9 performers, who are responding to the call for rapid prototype manufacturing and development of thermo-mechanical and ground testing of hypersonic sub-systems, resulting in more efficient development of hypersonic capabilities.

The widespread response to this project request indicates the potential for collaborative advancement between industry and government when an OTA is utilized.

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Speak with our Subject Matter Expert

Tony Kestranek, S²MARTS Deputy Director, brings 20 years of DoD Program Management and Project Execution experience. Speak to him today about utilizing an OTA for your rapid prototyping needs.