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Quickit - Tools, Web Sites |
FAR Citation |
Handbooks & Guides |
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Regulations for
Departments of Agriculture; Commerce; Defense; Air Force; Army;
Navy; Navy; Education; Energy; Health and Human Services;
Housing and Urban Development; Homeland Security; the Interior;
Justice; Labor; State; the Treasury; Transportation; and
Veterans Affairs.
Also regulations for US Agency for International Development;
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled; Defense Information Systems Agency; Defense Logistics
Agency, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia; Army Corps of
Engineers; TRICARE Management Activity; Defense Commissary
Agency; Bonneville Power Administration; Coast Guard; Bureau of
Land Management; Geological Survey; Federal Aviation
Administration; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation; General Services Administration;
Government Printing Office; National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; Nuclear Regular Commission; Patent and Trademark
Office, and Postal Service. |
Agency Acquisition
Regulations
(FAR 1.3) |
New
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (CRS) |
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Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)
Defense Acquisition
University
VA Acquisition Academy
Army Acquisition Corps (Army)
Director, Acquisition Career Management.
(Navy)
Treasury Acquisition Institute (IRS) |
Career Development
(FAR 1.6) |
Contracting Officer Warranting Program Model: Considerations for
Developing an
Individualized Organizational Approach. (pdf) (DoD)
Attracting Talent to the Acquisition Workforce. (pdf)
(OFPP)
Career
Management (USDA)
Acquisition
Workforce (DOI)
Acquisition
Workforce Website
(DOT)
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Contracting
Officers Representative (COR)
(FAR 1.604) |
Defense Contingency COR Handbook, Draft Version 2. (DoD)
(June 2012)
See
July 11, 2012 memo from Under Secretary of Defense AT&L.
Revisions to the Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting
Officers Representatives (FAC-COR). (OFPP) (2011)
(pdf)
Contracting
Officer's Representative Task Monitor (COR/TM) Training. (DISA)
The Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer
Technical Representatives (OFPP) |
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Anthology of Commercial Terms and Conditions
Acronymfinder.com
Air
Force Research Laboratory's Acronyms
DoD
Dictionary of Military Terms
Glossary of
Defense Acronyms and Terms |
Definitions of
Words and Terms
(FAR
Part 2) |
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Improper Business
Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest
(Part 3) |
Ethics and Procurement Integrity.
(pdf) Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
Interacting with Government Employees for Contractors Training
Module. (2011) (OGE)
Working with Contractors: What You Need to Know WBT Training
Module. (2008) (OGE)
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SAM
System for Award Management
Federal Service
Desk
BINCS
The Business Identification Number Cross-reference System.
BPN
Business Partner Network.
CCR
Federal Agency Search
CCR
Central Contractor Registration
Construction Waste
Management Database.
e-Buy.
(GSA)
eOffer. (GSA - FAS)
Edgar.
(SEC)
Dun & Bradstreet.
HUBZone Gateway
Contracting Officers HUBZone Gateway. (SBA)
Registered
Identification Number Database. (FTC)
SBA's Sub-Net. |
Electronic
Commerce in Contracting
(FAR 4.5) |
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Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation
usaspending.gov
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward
Reporting System (FSRS) |
Contract Reporting
(FAR 4.6) |
Improving Small Business Procurement Data Quality and Process.
(OFPP) (2011) (pdf)
Improving Sustainable Acquisition and Reporting. (OFPP)
(2011) (pdf)
Improving Federal Procurement Data Quality - Guidance for Annual
Verification and Validation. (OFPP)
(2011) (pdf)
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Contract File
Closeout
(FAR 4.8) |
Defense Contract Management Agency Contract Closeout Guidebook
(DCMA) (2011)
DCMA
contract closeout (DCMA) (2012) |
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ORCA (vendors) (public) |
Representations
and Certifications
(FAR 4.12) |
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Federal
FedBizOpps
Commerce
Business Daily
State and Local
State Contracting Sites
International
MERX--Canada's
Electronic Tendering Service
buyandsell.gc.ca
(Canada)
TED - Tenders Electronic Daily (European Union)
GeBIZ Partner (Singapore)
European Defence Agency
European
Defence Agency (subcontracts) |
Publicizing
Contract Actions
(FAR 5) |
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Army
ASFI
Broad
Agency Announcement Information Delivery System B.I.D.S.
FAA
Opportunities
Interior's
Solicitations (IDEAS-EC)
NASA's
Procurement Management System
Navy
Electronic Commerce Online
TACOM
PROCNET
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Availability of
solicitations
(FAR 5.102) |
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Interagency Contract Directory
GWACs
Multi-Agency Contract |
Publicizing Multi-Agency Use Contracts
(FAR 5.6) |
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Competition
(FAR 6) |
Enhancing
Competition in Federal Acquisition. (OFPP) (May 31, 2007)
(pdf) |
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Contract Bundling
(FAR 7.107) |
Benefit Analysis Guidebook: A Reference to Assist Department of
Defense Acquisition Strategy Teams in Performing a Benefit
Analysis before Bundling Contract Requirements (pdf)
(DoD) |
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A-76
(FAR 7.3) |
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Procurement
List
Committee for Purchase From People
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
DLIS
link
Source for several supply links.
DD Form 1685
Login.
DLA Auto Agent
tracking DoD supply requisitions,
inventory items, etc.
Federal Item
Name Search
FIIG
Federal Item Identification Guide.
FSG/FSC Search.
NATO
Codification.
WebFLIS
Federal Logistics Information
System Web Inquiry.
U. S. Canada Joint
Certification Program |
Required Sources
of Supplies and Services
(FAR 8) |
Strategic Acquisition Transactions:
A Guide for Using Federal Supply Schedules Contracts, Multiple
Award Contracts, and Government-wide Agency Contracts.
(pdf) (Feb 2010) (Department of Energy) |
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VA Federal Supply Schedule Program
GSA Advantage
Schedules Sale Query.
(GSA)
Multiple Award Schedules Advisory Panel
Final Report |
Federal Supply
Schedules
(FAR 8.4) |
MAS Desk Reference
(GSA)
Vendor
Support Center (GSA's Federal Acquisition Service)
Blanket Purchase Agreements
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EPLS
Excluded Parties List
System
List of Excluded
Individuals/Entities Search. (Department of Health and Human Services) |
Suspension &
Debarment
(FAR 9.4) |
OFPP Memorandum on Contractor Responsibility Determinations and
Indefinite Delivery Contracts (pdf) (2002)
Army Procurement Fraud & Suspension and Debarment Website
(Army Judge Advocate General's Corps)
38 USC
8127 Debarments - (Department of Veterans Affairs) |
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Market Research
(FAR 10.0) |
Market Research Guide (National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
1998) |
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DODSSP - ASSIST
Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System.
(Account Required)
Component
Device Table.
FIPS
Federal
Information Processing Standards Publications. (NIST)
HEDRS
Hull, Mechanical and Electrical
(HM&E) Equipment Data Research System. (Navy)
MEDALS
Military Engineering Data Asset Locator System (DLA)
National Standards System Network (Maintained by
American National Standards Institute) |
Requirements
Documents
(FAR 11) |
Automated Requirements Roadmap Tool (DAU) 2012
Contract Writing Toolbox (FAA)
Guide to Specification Writing (NAVAIR)
Appropriate Use of Brand name or Equal Purchase
Descriptions.
(pdf) (2007)
(OFPP)
OFPP memorandum on Use of Brand Name Specifications (2005)
Conference Planning Guide. (DOJ)
Best
Practices Guide for Conferences. (EPA) |
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Acquisition of
Commercial Items
(FAR 12) |
Commercial
Item Handbook Version 1.0, Department of Defense
Draft
Commercial Item Handbook Version 2.0 (DoD) (Currently out
for comment)
The commercial preparation solicitation guide. (DAU)
OFPP Memorandum on Applicability of FAR Part 12 to Construction
Acquisitions (2003)
OFPP Memorandum on Utilization of Commercially Available Online
Procurement Services. (2004) |
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Purchase Card
(FAR 13.301) |
Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Use of Government Charge Cards.
(pdf)
(OMB)
Issuance of revised Appendix B to OMB Circular A-123 (pdf)
(OMB)
SmartPay (GSA)
Purchase and Fleet Cards (USDA)
Commerce Bank Card Center (DOC) |
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PDREP
Red/Yellow/Green (RYG) |
Source Selection
(FAR 15.1, 2 & 3) |
"Myth-Busting
2"; Addressing Misconceptions and Further Improving Communication
During the Acquisition Process.
(OFPP) (pdf) (2012)
"Myth-Busting": Addressing Misconceptions to Improve Communication
with Industry during the Acquisition Process (OFPP) (pdf) (2011)
Department of Interior Vendor Communication Guide (pdf)
(2011)
DoD Source Selection Procedures - 2011
Source Selelection Deskbook (MS Word) - 2003 (DISA)
Sources Selection Plan Template
- 2003
(DISA)
Source Selection Manual (February 2009) (pdf) (Army)
Source Selection Guide
(NASA)
Competitive Proposal Evaluation (Navy)
Oral Presentations in Contracting by
Negotiation (pdf) (Air Force)
Source Selection Guide (DOE)
Mission and
Installation Contracting Command (Army)
Source Selection
Templates. DOE
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Contract Pricing
(FAR 15.4) |
Contract Pricing Reference Guides
(DoD)
Independent Government Cost Estimates (DISA)
Guidelines for Fighting Bid Rigging (Organization for Economic
Coperation and Developent) |
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Contract Types
(FAR 16.0) |
Award Fee Guide (Navy)
Award Fee Contracting Guide
(NASA)
Guidance on
Award Fee Contracting (pdf) USAID
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GWACS,
MACS And Others
Federal
8(a) STARS,
Alliant,
Alliant Small Business, COMMITS Next
Gen, VETS (GSA)
CIO-SP2i, CIO-SP3,
ECS III (NIH)
SEWP (NASA)
EXCHANGE
AFWay
Army CHESS
BITS II
eFAST (FAA)
Eagle, Eagle II, First Source (DHS)
DoD
EMALL (DoD)
DISA DITCO
ESPCs, Utility Energy Service Contracts, Power Purchase
Agreements, etc. (DOE)
GSA Advantage
ITSS-4 (DOJ)
AbilityOne
NETWORX (GSA)
Rapid
Spacecraft Development Office (NASA)
SeaPort (Navy)
TIPSS-4 (IRS)
Price Watch - (commercial
price site)
UNICOR
USAID Indefinite Quantity Contracts
Second Generation
FSSI Office Supply BPAs
State and Local
U.
S. Communities
Western
States Contracting Alliance
The Cooperative Purchasing Network
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Indefinite Delivery
Contracts
(FAR 16.5) |
Development, Review and Approval of Business Cases for Certain
Interagency and Agency-Specific Acquisitions. (OFPP)
(2011) (pdf)
Best Practices for Multiple Award Task and Delivery Order
Contracting (OFPP)
Development, Review and Approval of Business Cases
for Certain
Interagency and Agency-Specific Acquisitions (pdf)
(OFPP) |
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Interagency
Acquisitions
(FAR 17.5) |
Responding to solicitations under DOEs Work for Others Program (WFO)
(DOE) (October 2012)
Interagency Acquisitions.
(70 pages) (OFPP) (June 6, 2008) |
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Emergency
Acquisitions
(Par 18.0) |
Defense Contingency Contracting Handbook 4th Edition
DPAP Coordination Draft June 29th, 2012.
(Note: The
final version of this document is scheduled to be published in
mid-October.) (1.14 MB, pdf)
Contingency Contracting.
Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP)
Emergency
Acquisition Guide (OFPP) (May 2007) (pdf) |
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HUBZone
Program
HUBZone Search
NAICS
North
American Industry Classification System
SIC
Code-Search
1997 NAICS and
1987 SIC Correspondence Tables
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Small Business
Programs
(FAR 19.0) |
Increasing Opportunities for Small Businesses in Purchase Card
Micro-Purchases (OFPP) (2011) (pdf)
Increasing Small Business Participation in Federal Contracting
(OFPP) (2011) (pdf)
Waivers of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (SBA)
Sub-Net
Dynamic
Small Business Search (SBA) |
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eSRS
Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System
Subcontracting Plan Online & Subcontracting Plan Checklist (DOC) |
The Small Business
Subcontracting Program
(FAR 19.7) |
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VetBiz.gov |
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program
(FAR 19.14) |
Contracting with Service-Disabled Veterans' Businesses
(OMB)
(2004)
VetSuccess (2009)
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Davis-Bacon Wage
Determinations, GPO
Davis-Bacon Electronic Submission of WD-10
National Pre-award
Registry
Service Contract Act Occupations
Wage Determinations OnLine
Program
VETS-100
Database |
Labor Laws
(FAR 22.0) |
Contract Labor Standards & Relations. (Navy)
Davis-Bacon And
Service Contract Act Data Collection (DOL)
Davis - Bacon
and Related Acts Home Page (DOL)
Judges Deskbooks: Davis Bacon, Service Contract Act, Contract
Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, Executive Order 12933 --
Non-Displacement of Qualified Workers, Fair Labor Standards Act,
Office of Federal Compliance Programs. (DOL)
Field
Operations Handbook
(DOL)
Compliance Assistance McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act
(DOL)
Compliance Assistance
Help Navigating DOL Laws and Regulations (DOL)
New
PACT - "an
automated method of accurately calculating SCA price
adjustments" (DOL) |
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VETS100-100A Federal Contract Reporting |
Equal Opportunity
for Veterans
(FAR 22.13) |
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BioPreferred ℠
Database
of Environmental Information for Products and Services
(EPA)
Green Products Compilation (OFEE)
Integrating Green
Purchasing Into Your Environmental Management System (EMS)
(EPA)
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Environment, Energy Efficiency
(FAR 23) |
Initial Green
Building Certification System Review. (GSA) (2012)
Supporting Energy and Sustainability Goal Achievement Through
Efficiency and Deployment of Clean Energy Technology
(OMB) (2011) (pdf)
Army Green Procurement Guide (July 2006) (.doc)
Acquisition and the Environment (DOE)
Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability Software
4.0 (DOC)
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (DOE)
Environmental Purchasing in the National Park Service.
Wastes - Resources Conservation - Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (EPA) |
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FOIA.GOV |
Freedom of
Information Act
(FAR 24.2) |
Freedom of
Information Act Guide, May 2004 (DOJ)
Joint Committee Print. Freedom of Information Act and
Amendments of 1974 (P.L. 93-502). Source Book:
Legislative History, Texts, and Other Documents. (24MB)
(pdf) |
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Federal Laboratory
Consortium for Technology Transfer
National Technology Transfer Center
NASA eNTRe Electronic New
Technology REporting (NASA)
National
Security Agency Technology Transfer Program
USAID's Global Technology Network
Interagency Edison (for
invention portfolios) |
Patents, Data,
Copyrights
(FAR 27.0) |
Intellectual Property: Navigating Through Commercial Waters
(pdf) (DoD)
Prosecuting
Intellectual Property Crimes Manual (DOJ)
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Approved Sureties |
Sureties and Other
Security for Bonds
(FAR 28.2) |
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Cost Principles
(FAR 31.0) |
Defense Independent Research & Development (IR&D) reporting
FAR
Cost Principle Guide (pdf) (DCAA)
Indirect Cost Rate Determination Guide (DOL) |
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Bona Fide Needs Rule
The FAST Book:
Federal Account Symbols
and Titles.
Prompt Payment Interest Rate |
Financing
(FAR 32.0) |
Contract/Vendor
Pay. Includes the handbook entitled: Contractor and
Vendor Payment Information Guidebook.
(DFAS)
Obligational Consequences of Federal Contracts. (GAO)
(Includes several contract types, obligation requirements and
references.)
The Judge Advocate General's
School Contract Attorneys Deskbook and Fiscal Law Deskbook.
(Army) |
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New
Bid Protests
- GAO
New
Search Bid
Protest Docket
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Protests
(FAR 33.1) |
New
Bid Protests at GAO - A Descriptive Guide (pdf)
New
GAO Bid
Protest Regulations
New
Guide to GAO
Protective Orders
New
Wifcon.com's GAO statistics since
1997
New
Wifcon.com's Bid Protests |
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Disputes & Appeals
(FAR 33.2) |
Air Force Alternative Dispute Resolution Reference Book
Navy: Use of
Binding Arbitration for Contract Controversies. SECVAV
Instruction 5800.15
(pdf) |
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Major Systems
Acquisition
(FAR 34.0) |
Major Systems Acquisition Manual (pdf) (Coast
Guard)
Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS)
Acquisition Guidelines (pdf) (DMEA)
Best Manufacturing Practices
Center of Excellence.
(Navy)
Commercial Operations & Support
Savings Initiative (DoD)
Earned Value Management System (EVMS) System-Level Surveillance (DCMA)
Handbook on Work Breakdown Structure (MIL-HDBK-881, 30 July
2005) (DoD)
A Manager's Guide to Technology Transition in an Evolutionary
Acquisition Environment (pdf) (DoD)
Open Systems Joint Task
Force (DoD)
Program Manager's Workstation (Navy)
Integrated Product Team Learning Campus (Navy)
Cost and
Economics Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Army)
Operating and
Support Cost-Estimating Guide (Dod)
Naval Center for Cost
Analysis (Navy)
Cost Estimating Website
(NASA) |
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Broad Agency
Announcements
(FAR 35.016) |
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Industry
Guide (Air Force) |
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Construction Waste
Management Database.
Inventory of Owned and Leased Properties.
(GSA - PBS)
FRPP
Federal Real Property Profile.
(GSA)
Rent on the Web.
(GSA - PBS)
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Construction and
Architect-Engineer Contracts
(FAR 36.0) |
Non-construction Contracts Containing Construction Work.
(Navy) (August 2012)
Design-Build Construction Contracts (USACE)
SpecsIntact (NASA,
NAVFAC, and USACE)
Unified
Facilities Guide Specifications
(AFCESA,
NASA, NAVFAC, and USACE)
Office of
Facilities Management Library (VA)
CAD Standards Library. (GSA - PBS)
3D-4D Building Information Modeling.
(GSA - PBS)
Historic Preservation - Project management Tools.
(GSA - PBS) |
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Service
Contracting
(FAR 37) |
Reduced Contract Spending for Management Support Services
(OFPP) (2011) (pdf) |
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Performance-Based
Acquisition
(37.6) |
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Performance-Based Service
Acquisition.
Using Performance-Based Acquisition to Meet Program Needs
Performance Goals, Guidance, and Training. (pdf) (OFPP) (May
22, 2007)
Guide for
the Preparation and Use of Performance Specifications (.pdf)
(Army)
Performance-Based
Acquisitions (USAEC)
Guidebook for Performance-Based Services Acquisition
December 2000 (PBSA) (.doc)
(DoD)
Performance Based Work Statements and Quality Assurance
Surveillance Plans (DOI)
Guidance for Writing Work Statements (NASA)
Guide to Best Practices for Performance-based Service
Contracting
10/98 (OFPP)
A Guide for Writing
and Administering Performance Statements of Work for Service
Contracts. Pamphlet No. 4. (OFPP)
Performance-Based Service Acquisition: Contracting for the
Future (July 2003)
(OFPP)
Seven Steps to Performance-Based Services Acquisition (OFPP)
Performance-Based Contracting in the Air Force: A Report on
Experiences in the Field (Rand)
The Performance-Based Management Handbook (ORAU)
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Buyaccessible.gov
(Section 508) |
Electronic and
Information Technology
(FAR 39) |
Contracting Guidance to Support
Modular Development.
(OMB)
(June 2012) (pdf)
25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Management
Technology. (CIO) (2010) (pdf)
Guidance for Specialized Information Technology Acquisition Cadres.
(OFPP) (2011) (pdf)
Software Assurance in Acquisition and Contract Language,
Acquisition and Outsourcing Volume I (Version 1.1 July 31,
2009) (Department of Homeland Security)
Software Supply Chain Risk Management & Due-Diligence,
Acquisition and Outsourcing Volume II (Version 1.2 June 16,
2009) (Department of Homeland Security)
Ensuring New Acquisitions Include Common Security
Confirgurations (OMB, OFPP) (June 1, 2007, M-07-18)
Federal IT Accessibility
Initiative (GSA)
Buy Accessible Wizard
(GSA)
IT Dashboard
(OMB) |
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Utility Services
(FAR 41.0) |
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A-133 Single Audit
Clearinghouse |
Contract
Administration
(FAR 42.0) |
DoD Contracting Officer's Representative Handbook. (pdf,
5.2MB)
(March 29, 2012)
Guide to Best Practices for Contract Administration (OFPP)
Contracting Officer's Representitive/Task Monitor (COR/TM)
May 2007. (DISA) |
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CPARS, ACASS,
CCASS, FAPIIS.
PPIRS
Past Performance Information Retrieval System.
PQDR
All government agencies may
retrieve the PQDR records to assist in best-value source selection
purposes.
PDREP
An automated information system designed to track quality and
delivery performance on material/services procured by the Navy.
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Contractor
Performance Information
(FAR 42.15) |
Improving Contractor Past Performance Assessments: Summary of
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy's Review, and
Strategies for Improvement. (OFPP) (2011)
(pdf)
A Guide to Collection and Use of Past Performance Information
(DoD)
Contractor
Performance Profile (BLM)
Best Practices for Collecting and Using Current and Past
Performance Information (May 2000) (OFPP) |
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Indirect Costs
(FAR 42.7) |
Indirect Cost Management Guide (DAU) |
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Quality Assurance
(FAR 46.0) |
Quality/Reliability Officer Guidebook (FAA) |
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(FAR 46.7) |
Department of Defense Warranty Guide, Version 1.0 |
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Standard Forms |
Forms
(FAR 53) |
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Other Helpers |
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Airport Status
CheapTickets
Currency Translator
GSA Travel Site
AAA
Amtrak
Expedia.com
OpenTable.com
Priceline
Southwest
Travel-Ascending.com
Travelocity
Intellicast
Weather Channel
Weather Underground |
Travel |
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Alta Vista
Babel Fish Translator
Bartleby.com
Bureau of Industry and
Security
Census
Bureau Population and Household Topics
Fedex Tracking
interest.com-(rates)
Internet Public Library
iTools
Martindale's Calculators
Strategis--Canada's
Business Information Site
UPS
Tracking
USPS Express Mail Tracker
USPS
Rates & Fees
USPS Zip Code Look-up
Merriam-Webster Dictionary and
Thesaurus
World Time |
Little Helpers |
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