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Acquisition for the 21st Century: The F-22 Development Program

Publisher: Defense Dept., National Defense University

Description: Describes the principles and the concepts of the F-22 program. Gives a detailed explanation of how the F-22 program operates. Shows several examples of how these concepts have been successfully applied throughout the Department of Defense. Item 0378-H-01.

Year/Pages: 1999: 211 p.; ill.

Price: $5.00

Acquisition Management in the United States Air Force and Its Predecessors

Publisher: Defense Dept., Air Force, Air Force History and Museums Program

Description: Air Force Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Edition. Summarizes how the Air Force and its predecessors organized the process of acquiring the aircraft and other systems to help fight the nation's armed conflicts and ultimately prevail in the Cold War. Item 0422-M-01.

Year/Pages: 1997: 64 p.; ill.

Price: $2.40

Acquisition Strategy Guide, 1999

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Systems Management College

Description: 4th edition. Prepared under contract GS-35F-4033G. Provides information that Program Managers should find useful in structuring, developing, and executing an acquisition strategy. Item 0306-A.

Year/Pages: 1999: 104 p.; ill.

Price: $10.50 Add To Cart

Arming the Eagle: A History of United States Weapons Acquisition Since 1775

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Systems Management College

Description: Contains a series of essays of various periods in the country's military history. Tells the story of how United States weapons were developed and produced, what notable managers and organizations were involved, and which weapons from those periods significantly impacted national conflicts. L.C. card UC 263. Item 306. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061221-7.

Year/Pages: 1999: 543 p.; ill.

Price: $77.50 Add To Cart

Army AL&T: Professional Publication of the AL&T Community

Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Army Materiel Command

Description: Quarterly periodical. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Subscription service begins with the first issue after the order is processed. Copies of the latest 3 issues are retained in stock for individual purchase. Single copy, $9.00; foreign single copy, $12.60. Reports on Army research, development and acquisition. Title formerly: Army RD&A. ARAB. File Code 2N.

Price: $21.00 Add To Cart

Army Logistician, Professional Bulletin of United States Army Logistics

Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Army Logistics Center

Description: Bimonthly periodical. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Subscription service begins with the first issue after the order is processed. Copies of the latest 3 issues are retained in stock for individual purchase. Single copy, $6.50; foreign single copy, $9.10. Provides timely and authoritative information on United States Army logistics plans, policies, doctrine, procedures, operations, and developments to the Active Army, Army National Guard, and United States Army Reserve. ALOG. File Code 2N. Item 322-C.

Price: $23.00 Add To Cart

Best Practices: How to Avoid Surprises in the World's Most Complicated Technical Process, The Transition From Development to Production

Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Reliability, Maintainability, and Quality Assurance Directorate

Description: NAVSO P-6071. By Douglas O. Patterson, et al. A guide for defense contractors showing common mistakes made at all stages of the procurement process, from proposal submission through research, test and development. Each chapter contrasts the "traps" contractors currently fall into with better methods of meeting the acquisitions requirements of Defense agencies. All material corresponds to DoD Directive 4245.7.

Year/Pages: 1986: 326 p.; ill.

Price: $9.00

Commercial Item Acquisition: Considerations and Lessons Learned

Publisher: Defense Dept., Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Reform

Description: Provides an overview of the fundamental challenges that organizations face when they integrate commercial items to form a system. Addresses the issues involved in buying from the commercial marketplace. Summarizes lessons learned from programs that have made extensive use of commercial items, and offers suggestions.

Year/Pages: 2000: 28 p.; ill.

Price: $1.80

Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: Prevailing Wage Resource Book, 1998

Publisher: Labor Dept., Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division

Description: Issued in looseleaf form with index dividers. Provides practical guidance to procurement personnel and the general public on the Davis-Bacon Act and related acts. Contains training materials developed for prevailing wage training conferences. Item 777.

Year/Pages: 1998: 458 p. and 13 index dividers; looseleaf.

Price: $20.00

DCAA Contract Audit Manual

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Contract Audit Agency

Description: Semiannual periodical. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Subscription service begins with the first issue after the order is processed. Copies of the latest issue are retained in stock. No single copies sold. Each issue consists of 2 volumes. Prescribes auditing policies and procedures and furnishes guidance in auditing techniques for personnel engaged in the performance of the DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency) mission. Formerly issued as a basic manual and supplementary material. Title formerly: Defense Contract Audit Manual. DCAAM. File Code 25.

Price: $52.00 Add To Cart

Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards, Pt. 1, Alphabetical Listing; Pt. 2, Numerical Listing; Pt. 4, Numerical Canceled Listing (APPENDIX)

Publisher: Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents

Description: July 1, 2002. Issued in looseleaf form. Subscription service consists of the basic manual and supplementary material issued for an indeterminate period. Back issues will be furnished, but single copies will not be sold, except for copies of Pt. 4. Price for single copy of Pt. 4, $80.00, domestic; $119.00, foreign. Pt. 4 will be sold under S/N 921-003-00003-0. DIS02. File Code 1A.

Price: $352.00

Federal Acquisition Regulation: Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations and Modifying Documents From the Federal Register (CD-ROM)

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Description: Quarterly periodical issued in CD-ROM format. Single copy, $29.00; foreign single copy, $40.60. FARCD. File Code 2Q. Item 552-D-01.

Price: $79.00

From Chaos to Clarity: How Current Cost-Based Strategies Are Undermining the Department of Defense

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Acquisition University Press

Description: DSMC 2000-2001. By Warren M. Anderson, et al. Summarizes the conclusions drawn from a year long study by fellows selected by the Defense Acquisition University concerning the problem of the effectiveness of the Department of Defense's implementation of outsourcing, privatization, and commercial acquisition practices.

Year/Pages: 2001: 296 p.; ill.

Price: $10.60

Glossary: Defense Acquisition Acronyms and Terms, 2003

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Acquisition University, Center for Program Management

Description: 11th edition. Contains most acronyms, abbreviations, and terms commonly used in the weapon systems acquisition process within the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense industries. Focuses on terms with generic DOD application and a few service unique terms. Cover and spine titles read: Glossary of Defense Acquisition Acronyms & Terms.

Year/Pages: 2003: 192 p.

Price: $12.00

Government Paper Samples, June 2001

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Description: Supplements the "Government Paper Specification Standards." Includes samples of papers used by the United States Government Printing Office. Used as a planning aid and guide in selecting an adequate grade, weight, and color of paper for a job of printing.

Year/Pages: 2001: 86 p.

Price: $41.00

Guidebook for Performance-Based Services Acquisition (PBSA) in the Department of Defense

Publisher: Defense Dept., Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition Reform

Description: Promotes performance-based strategies for services acquisitions. Educates the acquisition workforce. Highlights the key elements of performance-based services acquisition. Encourages innovative business practices within the DoD acquisition process. Makes the reader aware that performance-based services acquisitions require participation from all stakeholders to ensure the requirement is adequately satisfied.

Year/Pages: 2001: 55 p.

Price: $8.00 Add To Cart

Introduction to Defense Acquisition Management, 2003

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Acquisition University

Description: 6th edition. K. E. Soundheimer, Special Publications Editor. Supersedes all other editions. Provides an update of the statutory and regulatory framework governing Defense systems acquisition as well as commentary on emerging trends and initiatives. Designed to be both a comprehensive introduction to the world of systems acquisition management for the newcomer and a refresher for the practitioner who has been away from the business a few years. Focuses on DOD-wide management policies and procedures. Item 306

Year/Pages: 2003: 80 p.; ill.

Price: $7.00

Laws Relating to Federal Procurement: (As Amended Through December 31, 2000), May 2001

Publisher: House, Committee on Armed Services

Description: No. 4. Committee Print. Includes selected provisions of: United States Code, Titles 5, 10, 18, and 31; Defense authorization and appropriations acts; Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949; and Small Business Act. Also includes: Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996; Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; Inspector General Act of 1978; provisions imposing limitations on employment of officers of the United States; miscellaneous public contract laws; other related laws; and tables relating to Federal procurement laws. 107th Congress, 1st Session. Edge indexed. Jacket 69-688.

Year/Pages: 2001: 986 p.

Price: $24.50 Add To Cart

Laws Relating to Federal Procurement: (As Amended Through December 31, 2002), April 2003

Publisher: House, Committee on Armed Services

Description: No. 4. Committee Print. Includes selected provisions of: United States Code, Titles 5, 10, 18, 31, and 40; Defense authorization and appropriation acts; Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; Homeland Security Act of 2002; and Small Business Act. Also includes: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Title 3; Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; Inspector General Act of 1978; provisions imposing limitations on employment of the United States; miscellaneous public contract laws; other related laws; and tables relating to Federal procurement laws. 108th Congress, 1st Session. Edge indexed. Jacket 69-688.

Year/Pages: 2003: 1017 p.

Price: $62.00 Add To Cart

Model for Leading Change: Making Acquisition Reform Work

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Systems Management College

Description: By Charles L. Beck, Jr., et al. Identifies a path for the leadership of the DOD Acquisition System to follow for implementing successful acquisition reform. Intended to serve as a primer for changing organizations. Includes lessons learned from the perspective of implementing change. Presents a model for change based on academic understanding of and industry practices for organizational change.

Year/Pages: 1997: 136 p.; ill.

Price: $3.00

Navy Supply Corps Newsletter

Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy

Description: Bimonthly periodical. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Subscription service begins with the first issue after the order is processed. Copies of the latest 3 issues are retained in stock for individual purchase. Single copy, $8.00; foreign single copy, $11.20. File Code 2N. NSCN.

Price: $31.00 Add To Cart

United States Army Weapon Systems, 2004: Our Army at War, Relevant and Ready

Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

Description: Publication measures 9 x 11 in. Provides an overview of both the innovative new weapons systems which will equip the Army of the future and those systems already in the force which provide for the nation's security today. Appendices include listings of weapon systems by: contractors; contractors by system; and contractors by State. Includes an index, a glossary, Army combat organizations,and points-of-contact. Running title: Weapon Systems, 2004.

Year/Pages: 2004: 308 p.; ill.

Price: $18.00

Process Improvement: The DSMC Approach (PRIMA)

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Systems Management College

Description: Provides a framework for how to build quality into the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) by managing and improving processes. Serves as a catalyst to move from thinking about quality to actually doing it in daily jobs. Assists DSMC in taking knowledge about quality management principles and turning it into know-how for daily operations. Describes concepts such as generic strategic planning and strategic process management. Includes information on measurement, reinvention, Baldrige Assessment, Hoshin Planning, and other aspects of information.

Year/Pages: 1995: 178 p.; ill.

Price: $8.00

Program Management 2000: Know the Way, How Knowledge Management Can Improve DoD Acquisition, Report of the Military Research Fellows, DSMC 1998-1999

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Systems Management College

Description: By George Cho, et al. Contains the Report of the Military Research Fellows selected by the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) for the year 1998-1999. These fellows spent 11 months studying the Department of Defense Acquisitions system. This report contains their recommendations.

Year/Pages: 2000: 104 p.; ill.

Price: $3.40

Program Manager's Notebook, August 1995

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Systems Management College

Description: Issued with perforations. Designed to provide system acquisition participants, particularly program managers, with an integrated reference document which contains basic information on selected subject areas of interest or concern to them.

Year/Pages: 1995: 538 p.

Price: $19.40

Simulation Based Acquisition: A New Approach, Report of the 1997-1998 DSMC Military Research Fellows

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Systems Management College

Description: By Michael V. R. Johnson, et al. Presents the combined efforts of three military Research Fellows, participating in an 11-month Defense Systems Management College Research Fellowship program. These fellows have developed a new approach to the development of weapons systems which is designed to get the new materials into the hands of the warfighter faster. This approach is called Simulation Based Acquisition (SBA). The objective of this book is to convince program managers that SBA is a smarter way of doing business.

Year/Pages: 1998: 136 p.; ill.

Price: $3.00

Subcontracting Opportunities With DoD Major Prime Contractors, FY 1999

Publisher: Defense Dept., Office of the Secretary of Defense, Directorate of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Description: Publication measures 9 x 11 in. Addresses the defense subcontracting opportunities market. Provides the names and addresses of DOD prime contractors and the names and telephone numbers of Small Business Liaison Officers (SBLO), who are contractor employees responsible for the success of subcontracting programs at various plant sites. Cites products and services supplied to the DOD.

Year/Pages: 2000: 234 p.

Price: $12.20

Test and Evaluation Management Guide

Publisher: Defense Dept., Defense Systems Management College

Description: 3rd edition. Written for current and potential acquisition management personnel who are familiar with basic terms and definitions employed in Defense Systems Management College program offices. Developed to assist the acquisition community in obtaining a better understanding of whom the decisionmakers are and determining how and when to plan test and evaluation events.

Year/Pages: 1998: 312 p.; ill.

Price: $12.40

United States Code, 2000 Edition, V. 20, Title 41, Public Contracts, to Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, Sections 1-300bbb

Publisher: House, Office of Law Revision Counsel

Description: United States Code, 2000 Edition, Containing the General and Permanent Laws of the United States, in Force on January 2, 2001, V. 20, Title 41, Public Contracts, to Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, Sections 1-300bbb. Prepared under authority of Title 2, United States Code, Section 285b. Cover title reads: United States Code, 2000 Edition, Title 41, Public Contracts, to Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, Sections 1-300bbb. Spine title reads: United States Code, 2000 Edition, Title 41 to Title 42, Sections 1-300bbb. There also is the numeral 20 at the bottom of the spine.

Year/Pages: 2001: 1210 p.

Price: $21.00 Add To Cart

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