Policy & Guidance

Recent and Relevant

• DPAP Policy Memo on "Use of Federal Supply Schedules and Market Research" (January 2005)
• Interagency Acquisition added to GAO "High-Risk" List (January 2005) "Roadshow" training of top Non-DoD contract users (June 2005)
• Community of Practice (COP) established by DAU (DPAP link)
• Site Visits to Assisting Agencies commenced March 2005: Interior, Treasury, GSA, NASA
• DoD IG Report on "Interagency Contracting: Problems with DoD's and Interior's Orders to Support Military Operations" (April 2005)
• DoD IG report on DoD Purchases Made Through GSA (July 29, 2005)
• DPAP Clarification memo "Proper Use of Non-DoD Contracts" (June 17, 2005)
• USD AT&L Memo to MILDEPS, ODAs, and Field Activities (July 20, 2005)
• SECDEF memo on "Ethics and Integrity" (September 7, 2005)
• DPAP Policy memo on "Interagency Acquisition: A Shared Responsibility" (September 20, 2005)
• USD AT&L Memo - Government Accountability Office (GAO) High Risk Area:  Contract Management (February 17, 2006)
• Deputy Chief Financial Officer's memo regarding the Proper Use of Interagency Agreements for non-DoD Contracts Under Authorities Other than the Economy Act (March 27, 2006)

• DPAP - "Interagency Acquisitions" - Specific Policy Area- provides specific military services policy 
• GSA "Get it Right"
• GSA Acquisition Library - provides Acquisition Letters and related resources
• "Red Book" - GAO Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, Third Edition, Volume I, January 2004

• Annual Update (March 2007) of the Third Edition of the Principles of Appropriations Law (Red Book)

  Secretary of Defense, "Ethics and Integrity" memo, Sept 07, 2005
• GSA Acquisition Letter V-06-05 - Assisted Acquisitions:  Periodic Review Requirements and Fiscal Year Cut-Off Dates   
• GSA Acquisition Letter V-05-06 - Purchases on Behalf of Other Agencies

• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
•        ** Advance Payments to Non-DoD Agencies for Interagency Acquisition
• DISA
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Health
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Interior
• Department of Justice
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Treasury - IRS
• Department of State
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• General Services Administration
• OFPP
• NASA
• Small Business Administration
• USAID