Mechanism	Description	Features/Characteristics
Other Transactions Refer to 10 U.S.C. 2371	"Other transactions" are transactions other than contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements. Other transactions are flexible agreements used to accomplish various legal purposes. Other transactions for research are cost shared agreements that support basic, applied and advanced research.	No duplication of research To the extent practicable, Government funds shall not exceed total amount provided by other parties (50/50 cost share) Not subject to statutes and regulations that apply specifically to contracts, grants and cooperative agreements Used only when a standard contract, grant or cooperative agreement is not feasible Patent rights for inventions subject to negotiation Not required to comply with the Bayh-Dole patent law Government purpose license rights clause is negotiable "March-in-rights"

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