Acquisition and Assistance
ADS Series 300
ADS Series 300 supersedes former AID Handbooks 1b, 11, 12, 13, 14*, and 15. Please Note: The AIDAR, formerly Handbook 14, is still valid.
NOTE TO THE PUBLIC: Contractors, recipients, or prospective contractors or recipients are welcome to view these ADS chapters and their references for information on the USAID Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) policies and procedures. However, please direct any questions about how the ADS, an AAPD, or a CIB applies to an existing contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or a solicitation (Request for Proposal or Request for Applications) to the responsible Contracting Officer or Agreement Officer or other point of contact listed in that document. The responsible ADS chapter authors and the points of contact listed in each AAPD or CIB are not authorized to answer questions related to specific contracts, grants, cooperative agreements or solicitations.
ADS Series 300 Chapters are provided in PDF format. See instructions for copying and pasting information from PDF documents.
Please review the applicable Interim Updates (IU's) listed below.
- 301 - Responsibility for Procurement
For explanation of the revised material, see the following Series 300 Interim Updates:
- Implementation of Section 579 - Taxation of U.S. Assistance. IU#: 03-14
- 302 - Revised: 09/15/2008 - USAID Direct Contracting
For explanation of the revised material, see the following Series 300 Interim Updates:
- ADS 302's Additional Help: Legal Trends and Caveats on the Evaluation of Past Performance Information. IU#: 08-03
- Revisions to the USAID Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), 48 CFR Chapter 7, Mandatory Reference to ADS 302. IU#: 07-15
- USAID Procedures for Partnership Agreement Between SBA and USAID for Expedited 8(a) Awards - ADS 302. IU#: 07-11
- Issuance of revised ADS 302. IU#: 07-10
- Revision of ADS 302 and ADS 303. IU#: 06-13
- Overseas Operational Security. IU#: 06-09
- Cognizant Technical Officer (CTO) Responsibilities Relating to Classified Contracts. IU#: 03-16
- 303 - Revised: 09/15/2008 - Grants and Cooperative Agreements to Non-Governmental Organizations
For explanation of the revised material, see the following Series 300 Interim Updates:
- Transition to SmartPay(r)2 for the USAID Worldwide Purchase Card Program. IU#: 08-04
- CTO Letters for Assistance
IU#: 08-01
- Registering USAID Programs in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
IU#: 03-05
- Publication of USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
IU#: 04-05
- Guidelines for Delegation of Assistance Authority. IU#: 03-02
- Cognizant Technical Officer (CTO) Responsibilities Relating to Classified Contracts. IU#: 03-16
- 304 - Editorially Revised and Reformatted: 10/06/2005 - Selecting the Appropriate Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) Implementation Instrument
- 305 - Host Country Contracts.
- 306 - Revised: 09/09/2003 - Interagency Agreements
- 307 - Revised: 04/23/2003 - Commodity Import Programs
- 308 - Revised: 02/05/2004 - Grants and Cooperative Agreements With Public International Organizations
- 310 - Source, Origin, and Nationality
- 311 - Local Procurement
- 312 - Eligibility of Commodities
- 313 - Revised: 08/22/2006 - Eligibility of Suppliers,
Contractors, and Recipients
- 314 - Eligibility of Delivery Services
For explanation of the revised material, see the following Series 300 Interim Updates:
- ADS 314 – Eligibility of Delivery Services . IU#: 07-08
- 315 - Revised: 10/31/2006 - Cargo Preference
For explanation of the revised material, see the following Series 300 Interim Updates:
- 316 - Procurement Under Intermediate Credit Institutions
- 317 - Procurement Under Fixed Amount Reimbursement Activities
- 318 - Patent Rights
- 320 - Revised: 01/08/2007 - Branding and Marking
For explanation of the revised material, see the following Series 300 Interim Updates:
- Proposed Marking Policy Posted in Federal Register. IU#: 04-11
- A Brand New Year. IU#: 05-01
- New Marking and Branding Policy Requirements for Assistance Awards Effective January 2, 2006. IU#: 05-07
- 321 - Small Business Programs, Disadvantaged Enterprises, and Minority Serving Institutions
- 322 - Revised: 12/14/2006 - Procurement of Insurance
- 323 - Revised: 10/18/2006 -
Metric Specifications
- 324 - Post Procurement
- 330 - Source Rules for Administrative Procurement
- 331 - Revised: 03/12/2007 -
Simplified Acquisitions, Micro-purchases, and Use of the USAID Worldwide Purchase Card
For explanation of the revised material, see the following Series 300 Interim Updates:
- ADS 331 –Simplified Acquisitions, Micro-Purchases, and Use of the
USAID Worldwide Purchase Card. IU#: 07-09
- 349 - New Chapter: 02/24/2003 -
International Agreements
- 350 - Revised: 07/23/2003 -
Grants to Foreign Governments
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