Procurement Guides and Handbooks

Document Name	Summary	Date	Download/ View
Acquisition Risk Management Approaches Guide	Provides guidance to incorporate the consideration and utilization of useful segments and related contract structuring strategies to enhance the safety and reliability of the NAS.	9/2024
Agreement Type Guidelines	Provides guidelines to assist the acquisition team in determining which agreement type is the most suitable for their transaction based on (1) applicable statutory requirements, (2) the FAA's purpose in the relationship, and (3) the degree of FAA involvement. This document applies to procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, interagency and intra-agency agreements, international agreements, reimbursable agreements, and Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs).	1/2021
Award Type Guidelines	Provides guidelines to describe the criteria currently identified in the AMS to assist in determining which legal instrument to use (e.g., contract, grant, or interagency agreement).	1/2018
Contract Pricing FAQs	Provides a list of frequently asked questions and answers relating to contract pricing.	7/2024
Contract Pricing Handbook	The Contract Pricing Handbook provides a standalone guide for the procurement Product Team who uses or must understand pricing. The Handbook is applicable to all FAA pricing activities and organizations, except for some real estate transactions.	1/2023
Contracting Guidance to Support Modular Development	Provides contracting guidance to support modular development and present factors that COs will need to consider as they plan for modular development efforts.	9/2024
COR Handbook	The COR Handbook supplements AMS policy and guidance by providing general processes, practices, and other information for anyone delegated COR duties.	7/2023
Customer's Guide to FAA Contracting	Provides non-contracting personnel with a better understanding of the functions of the acquisition and contracting process.	7/2013
Debriefing Overview Agenda Guidelines	Provides guidelines for drafting a debriefing agenda presentation.	9/2021
FAA CPARS Guide	The CPARS Guide assigns responsibilities and provides procedures for systematically assessing contractor performance in accordance with AMS Procurement Guidance T3.10.1B.9 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting (CPARS).	7/2023
FAA Guide to Calculating Contract Price Adjustments Under Service Contract Labor Standards, Fair Labor Standards Act and EO 14026	The purpose of this guide is to assist with calculating contract price adjustments arising from changes to minimum wage rates and fringe benefits in contracts covered under the Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS), or changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage.	7/2024
IGCE Handbook	The IGCE Handbook for Products, Services, or Construction provides an overview on how to develop an IGCE.	10/2024
Other Transaction Guide	Provides guidelines specifically relating to other transaction agreements (OTAs) to assist the acquisition team in planning, negotiation, award, and administration of OTAs.	4/2025
Performance of Inherently Governmental, Closely Associated with Inherently Governmental, and Critical Functions Guide	Provides guidelines and helps ensure that FAA fills staff positions in a consistent manner, complies with AMS and Federal Government-wide contracting polices, and provides the appropriate oversight of contractors who perform activities that are closely associated with inherently governmental and critical functions.	10/2016
Process for Maintaining a Competitive Environment for FAA Procurements	Documents the process for acquisition teams across the agency to improve FAA's ability to identify and assess requirements that can be competitively procured in the future.	7/2019
SIR Cost/Price Guide	The SIR Cost/Price Guide is a checklist containing 10 different sections including: Supplies/Services and Price, Statement of Work, Deliveries or Performance, Contract Administration Data, etc.	4/2021