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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 In some cases, a policy or guide may be out of date; however, in our experts’ opinion, the listed version is still a useful resource that may no longer be available elsewhere.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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Contract Management | Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovations | FAI | 02/21/2025 | Link | The government-wide acquisition knowledge management portal for innovative business practices and technologies. |
Contract Management | Market Research: A Powerful Pricing Tool | Thomas Wells | 11/01/2023 | PDF | Provides guidance on information that can be obtained from Market research and how that information can be used to support price analysis. From the November 2023 edition of "Contract Management," the National Contract Management Association's (NCMA) monthly magazine; posted by permission. |
Contract Management | Subcontract Plan Template - Individual | GSA | 01/01/2023 | .DOCX | Provides guidance, helpful information and a template for preparing an Individual Subcontracting Plan (ISP) when required per FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. |
Contract Management | Commercial Item Determination Guidebook Part A | DOD | 07/10/2019 | PDF | This guidebook is intended to assist government acquisition personnel in evaluating products and services to determine whether they are commercial items and properly making and documenting the determination. |
Contract Management | Guidebook for Performance-Based Services Acquistion (PBSA) in the DOD | OSD/AT&L | 01/02/2001 | PDF | Helps acquisition teams, and other stakeholders, better understand the basic principles of PBSA and better implement performance-based methodologies into services acquisitions. |
Contract Management | Air Force Guide: Award Term/Incentive Options | SAF/AQC | 01/01/2003 | PDF | Provides general guidance on ways to use award term provisions in USAF contracts and discusses the pitfalls of and important rules to satisfy, at a minimum, for non-cost incentives. This guide is no longer available, but remains a useful reference. |
Contract Management | Government Contractor Contract Property Administration Guidebook | DCMA | 05/16/2024 | PDF | This guidebook is designed to implement the requirements of the FAR, facilitate the effective and efficient oversight of contractors, provide a degree of standardization in corporate practices, maximize the department’s return on investment, achieve best value, and protect the government’s interests. |
Contract Management | Guidance for the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) | GSA | 07/01/2024 | PDF | Presents the government-wide past performance process, which includes procedures for the collection and use of Past Performance Information (PPI) for all contracts/orders. CPARS provides for the exchange of PPI between contractors and contracting officers in accordance with FAR 42.15. |
Contract Management | Contracting Professionals Smart Guide | FAI | 02/21/2025 | Link | The guide is designed to help contracting professionals navigate over 50 activities that often occur in the contract formation and administration processes. For each activity, applicable tasks are identified along with a flow chart showing the sequence of the tasks. The descriptions are in a table format that lists relevant tasks, FAR references, and additional information. Links are included to access additional guidance and related training available from FAI and DAU. |
Contract Management | Guidance on Using Incentive and Other Contract Types | OSD/AT&L | 03/01/2016 | PDF | Addresses, in a comprehensive way, the considerations contracting and acquisition professional should take into account when selecting and negotiating the most appropriate contract type for a given requirement. |
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