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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 In some cases, a policy or guide may be out of date; however, in our experts’ opinion, the listed version is still a useful resource that may no longer be available elsewhere.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 | Commercial Acquisition Resources: Examples Roles and References | DAU-DCMA | 02/25/2020 | PDF | Provides practical guidance for both government and industry, empowering parties to better collect and evaluate commercial data when making a commercial determination. |
Contract Management | Standard Process for Contract Award (Sole Source) | AFLCMC/AZ | 08/18/2022 | PDF | Describes the activities necessary to award a sole-source (non-competitive) contract following a request for proposal (RFP) release. The process is consistent with AFMC Mandatory Procedure (MP) 5304, 16 Jan 2018. |
Contract Management | Contracting Subway Map | DAU | 02/21/2025 | Link | The purpose of the subway map is to provide a generalized order of events in the acquisition contracting process. Topics are listed as stops on four different subway lines: Industry Engagement, Acquisition Planning, Solicitation, Proposal Evaluation, Contract Award, and Contract Administration. Hyperlinks provide access to related useful information. |
Contract Management | Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) Guidebook | DCMA | 09/10/2021 | PDF | Offers guidance on the CPSR, a review which evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness with which a contractor spends government funds and complies with government policy when subcontracting. |
Contract Management | Department of the Air Force Award Fee Guide | USAF | 10/01/2008 | PDF | Provides USAF-level guidance on the appropriate use of award fee in order to ensure outstanding contracting performance and mutually benefit USAF and its industry contracting partners. |
Contract Management | Emergency Acquisition Guide | OFPP | 01/14/2011 | PDF | This guide is intended to assist the Federal contracting community with planning and carrying out procuring activities during contingency operations, defense or recovery from certain attacks, major disaster declarations, or other emergencies. |
Contract Management | Bid Protests at GAO: A Descriptive Guide, 10th Edition | GAO | 05/01/2018 | PDF | Provides informal, practical guidance about the GAO bid protest process used when bidders or others interested in government procurements may have reason to believe that a contract has been awarded improperly or illegally, or they have been unfairly denied the opportunity to compete. |
Contract Management | Standard Process for Contract Award (Competitive Source Selection) | AFLCMC/AZ | 11/16/2023 | PDF | Describes AFLCMC's source selection process from RFP release to contract award for competitive acquisitions >$1M conducted in accordance with DOD's source selection procedures. |
Contract Management | Contractor Business Systems Manual 2301-01 | DCMA | 04/19/2019 | PDF | This manual assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures for assessing the effectiveness of the contractor’s business systems including estimating, accounting, earned value management, material management, government property, and purchasing systems. |
Contract Management | Guidelines for Creating and Maintaining a Competitive Environment for Supplies and Services | OUSD (AT&L) | 12/01/2014 | PDF | Provides general guidelines to promote and provide for competition when acquiring supplies and services for DOD. |
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