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OEC-07 / Research, innovation and experimentation

Prototype and validate due-diligence analytical tools

Experiment with, prototype, test and validate government or commercial analytical tools, processes and tradecraft to improve DoD due diligence and investment analysis, including use of relevant delegated authorities vested in other components.

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Authority / instrument · OEC-07

Analytical-tool experimentation

Research, innovation and experimentation

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Office of Expanded Competition within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force; headed by the OEC Director

What this does not authorize / hard limit

The reference to delegated authorities does not establish a blanket OT power or prove that another component's power has been delegated to OEC.

Recorded executor

Office of Expanded Competition Director

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Institutional routing from the recorded executing role. See the office profile for its published responsibilities and engagement routes.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingScope documented§9025 does not specify a dedicated appropriation or available balance. Identify legally available funds and the fiscal conditions of the proposed action. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRemit sourcedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProgram unverifiedNo public tool, prototype contract or published OEC analytic-tool intake was located with an explicit connection to section 9025(c)(7). Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Possible toolOEC-07 · Other statutory tools

Authority holder: Office of Expanded Competition within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force; headed by the OEC Director

Other statutory tools

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Statutory duty recorded; operating procedures, current funding, individual delegation and public intake have not been verified.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · implementation not verified. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

No public tool, prototype contract or published OEC analytic-tool intake was located with an explicit connection to section 9025(c)(7).

OEC due-diligence tool experimentation duty

Who this route serves
Internal OEC analysts and lawfully participating government partners
Administering office / routing lead
Office of Expanded Competition within Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Unverified

The enacted duty covers analytic tools and tradecraft; it does not itself establish a specific delegated procurement instrument.

What this evidence label means
Statutory duty; public implementation not verified

No specifically attributed public contract, operational tool or submission process was located.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

P.L.118-159 establishing Office of Expanded Competition · Section924(a),10 U.S.C.9025(c)(7)statute · published 2024-12-23 · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Steps and preparation

Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

Exclusions and limits

Authority relationship source

P.L.118-159 establishing Office of Expanded Competition · Section924(a),10 U.S.C.9025(c)(7)statute · published 2024-12-23 · Evidence record

OEC statutory duty →

published guidance: Reference only; not an application portal.

Research scope and sources checked

Exact-office searches acrossAir Force/DoD/DoW and SAM-indexed public material; cross-checked another research agent findings. Excluded similarly named EDU activities and vendor claims without a corroborated OEC relationship.

What remains unverified

  • A public OEC project/contract/tool name, procurement authority, budget and intake remain unverified.

A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Tools, processes or tradecraft must improve DoD due diligence or investment analysis.
  • Verify any relevant delegated authority used from another DoD or Federal component.

Limits & exclusions

  • The reference to delegated authorities does not establish a blanket OT power or prove that another component's power has been delegated to OEC.

Funding conditions

  • §9025 does not specify a dedicated appropriation or available balance. Identify legally available funds and the fiscal conditions of the proposed action.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

Resources

  • Funding account and responsible resource owner not verified

Approval

    Execution

    Partners & review

    • Relevant DoD and Federal components

    Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

    Coordination pathway

    Office of Expanded Competition → relevant DoD or Federal partner → identify the applicable instrument, lawful funds and authorized approving/executing official. No transaction-specific signature authority is verified.

    Actor and execution-role sources

    Legal basis

    What this research establishes

    Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
    RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
    Public fundingScope documented§9025 does not specify a dedicated appropriation or available balance. Identify legally available funds and the fiscal conditions of the proposed action. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
    Assigned rolesRemit sourcedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
    EngagementProgram unverifiedNo public tool, prototype contract or published OEC analytic-tool intake was located with an explicit connection to section 9025(c)(7). Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

    Confidence: High on the cited statutory duty. Family placement is editorial; executor is an organizational routing lead, not a verified individual delegation.

    Currentness: Added October 4, 2026. Enacted §9025 text in P.L. 118-159 §924 retrieved; official OLRC search-index text through September 2026 corroborated it while the direct page was under maintenance. Targeted P.L. 119-60 text search found no §9025 or Office of Expanded Competition reference. This is not exhaustive later-law certification.

    Review scope: Record reviewed 2026-10-04. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.

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