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News, announcements, training, search functions, Ask-a-Professor, and similar services with direct links supporting DoD acquisition.
Acquisition Process
Three processes cooperate to deliver capabilities needed by warfighters: the requirements process (JCIDS); the acquisition process (DAS); and the program and budget development process (PPBE). Includes links to DoD and Service policies, guidance, tools, and resources:
Policy
Encyclopedic source of acquisition policy that follows a hierarchy of policy issuance (i.e., executive, legislative, federal, etc.) and filtered according to organization, career field, and special topics.
Communitiesof Practice
Links to communities of practice and special interest areas, the latest contribution and discussion posts for open ACC communities, community highlights, and links to related communities.
Training andContinuous Learning
Information on training and continuous learning that supports DoD acquisition, information that helps manage professional training portfolios, and information on training available from DAU and DoD and Services activities.
Industry
Information on DoD industry partners that helps the participation and execution of DoD processes; including industry support pages, news, information, and links to private sector acquisition contractors.
Applications
AT&L Knowledge Management Systems (AKMS) applications.
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Functional Gateways
Sixteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.
Special Topics
Links to gateways about important topics outside the general portals and beyond the standard career fields:
Antedating performance of reimbursable work on a MIPR10/26/2016 2:57:00 PMQuestion: May a MIPR sent from one DoD activity to another DoD activity antedate performance of reimbursable work? And what is the basis in law or regulation that allows or prohibits this? Answer:1. The period of performance on a MIPR reflects the allowable timeline for the work to be performe...(More)
Allowable charges for parent assistance to subsidiary 10/18/2016 1:22:00 PMQuestion: Are parent costs allowable to subsidiary's contract? Answer:According to FAR 31.205-26(e), “Allowance for all materials, supplies, and services that are sold or transferred between any divisions, subdivisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the contractor under a common control shall...(More)
CAS 418 Pre-established Rate for Labor10/13/2016 2:07:00 PMQuestion: Is this practice consistent with CAS 418? I am having a hard time because when you read the term pre-established direct labor rate, you think of $/hour. There is not a clear definition of how this pre-established rate should be constructed. Does CAS 418 allow a pre-established rate for l...(More)
Allowability of insurance costs for insurance against unallowable costs not being reimbursed10/7/2016 3:45:00 PMQuestion: Are the costs of insurance for the risk of incurring unallowable costs that are not reimbursed allowable? Answer:According to the FAR a cost is allowable only when it complies with the five requirements of reasonableness, allocability, CAS standards if applicable, the terms of the cont...(More)
Are all legal costs unallowable?10/4/2016 5:25:00 PMQuestion: Where does the FAR specify if fees paid to outside legal counsel by the Government Contractor to help a Government Contractor with contract novation are allowable or unallowable costs? I believe the legal fees would be unallowable but would appreciate confirmation. Answer:The allowabilit...(More)