DOT ACQUISITION POLICY LETTERS

Acquisition Policy Letter (APL):

The establishment of Acquisition Policy Letters within DOT provides policy and procedural direction to DOT acquisition workforce, in particular, contracting personnel addressing activities and critical issues that need immediate dissemination.  DOT APL’s include:

Ø      Policies and procedures which may result in rulemakings or as material incorporated into the Transportation Acquisition Manuel (TAM), as appropriate;

Ø      Policies and procedures that need to be issued expeditiously to Operating Administrations (OAs) for prompt implementation;

Ø      Short term information (no more than 1-2 years), which will be incorporated into regulation or guidance for permanent retention; and

Ø      Subject matter is generally limited to CO and HCA responsibilities which are within the Senior Procurement Executive’s line of authority.

Policy Letter

APL-2007_01 - Common Security Configurations - 7/24/2007

APL-2007-02 - Volpe Center Intra-agency Agreement Unique Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) - 8/17/2007

APL-2007-03 - Federal Procurement Data Verification and Validation (D V and V) - 9/07/07

APL-2008-01 - Partnership Agreement Between the US Small Business Administration and the US Department of Transportation - 10/25/07

APL-2008-02 - Contract File Checklist and Interagency and Intra-Agency Checklists for Economy and Non-Economic Act Agreement  - 03/05/08 

• Attachment A - Contract File Checklist
  
• Attachment B - Interagency Agreement File Checklist
  
• Attachment C - Guidance for Contracts Offices Who Are Designated by their OA

APL-2008-03 - Notice of Short Term Lending Program (STLP) - 03/12/08  

APL-2008-04 - Green Procurement Program  - 04/07/08  

APL-2008-05 - Economy Act IAA Transactions, Acquisition Policy Letter - 04/21/08  

APL-2008-06 - Incurred-Cost Audit - 04/24/08