NGA taking a ‘try before you buy’ approach to commercial solutions (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

October 7, 2021

Using a little known contracting method, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is now able to test out the commercial capabilities it’s interested in before it buys them.

NGA Head of Commercial GEOINT Dave Gauthier says the use of bailment agreements is helping the service get access to commercial solutions and integrate them with existing systems and processes faster. Bailment agreements are a contracting tool that essentially allows the agency to purchase commercial services for a brief period of time, test them out, and provide feedback to the provider.

NGA taking a ‘try before you buy’ approach to commercial solutions (defensenews.com)

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Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

NGA taking a ‘try before you buy’ approach to commercial solutions (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

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