Contracting Resources

• Contracting Cone, USD(A&S)
• Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL), DHS
• Interagency Contract Directory (IDC), GSA
• Federal Acquisition Regulation and Supplements, GSA
• OpentheFAR
• Where in Federal Contracting (WIFCON)
• Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
• Contract-Awarded Labor Category (CALC) tool 
• Product and Service Code (PSC) Manual
• Code of Federal Regulations, GPO
• System for Award Management (SAM)

• Defense Pricing and Contracting Class Deviations, OSD
• Restructuring of the Certification Program for the Contracting Functional Area, OUSD A&S, Feb 2021
• Myth-busting 4: Strengthening Engagement with Industry Partners through Innovative Business Practices, OFPP, Apr 2019
• Myth-busting 3: Further Improving Industry Communication w/Effective Debriefings, OFPP, Jan 2017
• Appropriate Use of LPTA, OSD/AT&L, Mar 2015
• Myth-Busting 2: Addressing Misconceptions and Further Improving Communication, OFPP, May 2012
• Myth-Busting: Addressing Misconceptions to Improve Communication with Industry, OFPP, Feb 2011
• Source Selection Procedures, OSD, Mar 2016

• Audit of DoD Other Transactions and the Use of Nontraditional Contractors and Resource Sharing, DoD IG, Sep 2022
• The Power of Many: Leveraging Consortia to Promote Innovation, Expand the Defense Industrial Base, and Accelerate Acquisition, GMU Center for Gov Contracting, Jul 2022
• State of Competition within the Defense Industrial Base, OUSD A&S, Feb 2022
• COVID-19 Contracting: Actions Needed to Enhance Transparency and Oversight of Selected Awards, GAO Jul 2021
• Audit of Other Transactions Awarded to Consortiums, DoD IG, Apr 2021
• Service Acquisitions: DOD’s Report to Congress Identifies Steps Taken to Improve Management, But Does Not Address Some Key Planning Issues, GAO, Feb 2021
• DOD’s Use of Other Transactions for Prototype Projects Has Increased, GAO, Nov 2019
• DOD Should Develop a Strategy for Assessing Contract Award Time Frames, GAO, Jul 2018
• Defense Contracting: Recent Legislative and DOD Actions on Commercial Items, GAO, Jul 2017
• Defense Contracting: DOD Needs Better Information on Incentive Outcomes, GAO, Jul 2017
• Use of Other Transition Agreements (OTAs) Limited and Mostly for R&D Activities, GAO, Jan 2016
• Eliminating Requirements Imposed on Industry Where Costs Exceed Benefits, OSD/AT&L, Sep 2015
• Actions Needed to Guide Planning Efforts and Improve Workforce Capability, GAO, Dec 2015

• Journal of Contract Management
• Overcoming the Barriers of Civil/Mil Industrial Integration, Buying Commercial Goods, Services, UMD
• Commercial Best Practices for Market Intel, Business Case Analysis, Collaborative Contracting, UTenn
• Benefits and Barriers to Award Term Contracts: A Cry for Regulatory Guidance, Ilana Jolson, 2017

• Congress Revised OTA statutes Numbering, DAU, Feb 2022
• New Contracting Back-to-Basics Transformation Memo, DAU, Feb 2021
• Documentation Remains the Key in GAO Protests, Jul 2019
• Awarding the Best Value Solution, Jul 2019
• Prize Authority, From Prize to What?, Jun 2019
• OTA: Saint or Sinner for Defense Acquisition, Apr 2019
• Multiple Incentive Contracts Result in Increased Costs, Or Do They?, Apr 2019
• Lorna’s Agile Acquisition Blog
• More OT Misinformation, Richard Dunn, Feb 2019
• Section 809 Panel Recommends Sweeping Changes to Bid Protests, Feb 2019
• Section 809 Panel Recommends Reforming Defense Acquisition with Updated Structures, Simplified Procedures and an Empowered Workforce, Section 809 Panel, Jan 2019
• Section 809 Panel Volume 3 Report: Seven More Key Takeaways, Baker Tilly, Jan 2019
• DoD Other Transactions Guide – New Guide, New Start, Richard Dunn, Dec 2018
• Contractors Face Changes to Bid Protest Strategies, National Defense Magazine, Mar 2018
• Including Cybersecurity in the Contracting Mix, Defense AT&L Magazine, Mar 2018
• Survey of Small Business Barriers to DoD Contracts, Acquisition Research Journal, Jan 2017
• Continuous Competition as an Approach to Maximize Performance, MITRE
• Going The Distance Leveraging the Benefits of Competition Throughout the Life of a Program, MITRE
• Do’s and Don’ts for Conditional Acceptance of Nonconforming Supplies or Services, Defense AT&L Magazine, May 2016
• Something for Nothing–“Cash Flow” as a Contract Incentive, Defense AT&L Magazine, Mar 2016
• Common Feedback to Unsuccessful Bidders, Defense AT&L Magazine, Mar 2016
• RAND Finds Little Hope Fixed Price Deals Control Costs, Breaking Defense, Sep 2015
• The Myth of Data Rights, DSMC
• Market Research – Faster, Smarter, Predictive, Kenyata Wesley, Farhad Chowdhury, Jul 2015
• Source Selection Simulation, Tom Elsesser, Bill Long, Apr 2015
• Tying Profit to Performance, Frank Kendall, OSD/AT&L, May 2015
• Getting Best Value for the Warfighter and Taxpayer, Frank Kendall, OSD/AT&L, Mar 2015
• Use of FPIF Contracts in Development and Production, Frank Kendall, Mar 2013
• Contract Management Magazine (NCMA membership required)

DAU Contracting Courses

• Dan Ward on the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)