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DOD Defense Acquisition Library
Below, our experts have curated a collection of valuable, publicly available, defense acquisition-related resources. In some cases, a policy or guide may be out of date; however, in our experts’ opinion, the listed version is still a useful resource that may no longer be available elsewhere.
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CATEGORY | Title | AUTHOR | RELEASE DATE | FILE TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
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Program Management | Technology Development and Transition Strategy (TDTS) Guidebook | AFMC/A5 | 07/01/2010 | PDF | This guidebook lays out a process for maturing technology and developing transition strategy based on a “stage-gate,” industry best practices approach. The proposed exit criteria for each stage-gate are based on many factors, one of which is risk management. |
Program Management | Project Manager's Guidebook | Federal Acquisition Institute | 11/25/2015 | PDF | The goal of this Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) guide is to be a resource tool to program managers PMs), providing practical concepts and useful tools and templates. This guide is designed to provide PMs with best practices and tools to adopt or adapt so that management of projects are appropriate and effective in achieving desired results. |
Program Management | Guide to DOD Program Management Business Processes | DAU | 08/04/2022 | PDF | This guide describes the Department of Defense (DoD) operations to organize, plan, and execute an acquisition program. The unifying concept for this guide serves to assist acquisition professionals at all levels on the essence of program management and the integrating aspects necessary to deliver and sustain capability for our warfighters.
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Program Management | Independent Technical Risk Assessment (ITRA) Execution Guidance | OUSD (R&E) | 12/01/2020 | PDF | ITRAs provide Congress, the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA), the program manager, and other stakeholders with an independent assessment of a program's technical risk. These assessments inform decision makers of key risks before milestone and production decisions, allowing for appropriate risk reduction actions. |
Program Management | Preparation of Statement of Work and Statement of Objectives | DOD | 09/12/2022 | PDF | This handbook provides guidance to create a statement of work (SOW) applicable to the possible types of acquisitions across the acquisition life cycle. The SOW specifies the tasks, also referred to as work requirements, to be accomplished by the contractor. It also addresses the use of a statement of objectives (SOO). MIL-HNDBK-245E.
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Program Management | Air Force Process Model Templates | SAF/AQ | 04/23/2025 | Link | Provides dozens of templates and sample for acquisition-related reports, briefings, and other documents. Some are only available to individuals with an Air Force Common Access Card (CAC). |
Program Management | Open Systems Architecture (OSA): Contract Guidebook for Program Managers | DOD | 06/01/2013 | PDF | Provides contract language to capture the benefits of an open architecture and an open business model to increase opportunities for competition and improve access to innovation. |
Program Management | Market Research Report Template for Service Acquisitions | DAU | 12/21/2023 | DOCX | This template for creating a market research report for a service acquisition is modeled after the March 2017 Department of War Market Research Report Guide for Improving the Tradecraft in Services Acquisition. The tool is a Word document-based template, which provides users guidance by asking questions needed to be considered to properly conduct Market Research and prepare the Market Research Report. |
Program Management | Defense Acquisition Guidebook | DAU | 02/24/2025 | Link | Electronic guidebook designed to complement DOD Directive 5000.01 and DOD Instruction 5000.02 by providing the acquisition workforce with discretionary best practices that should be tailored to the needs of each program. |
Program Management | Requirements Development Guidebook (Vol 1) Guidelines, Oversight, and Governance | AD/A5R | 06/24/2020 | PDF | This guidebook explains the framework for USAF oversight and implementation of operational capability requirements development in support of overarching capability development efforts and in compliance with the main processes for “requirements” via the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS). |
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