While we may not be contracting officers ourselves, for product support managers and life cycle logisticians involved in developing and implementing product support strategies, a knowledge and understanding of the basic contractual vehicles available to you is vitally important.

A powerful new interactive interdisciplinary tool is available to assist you in understanding the most appropriate type of contract is the best fit for your product support strategy. The Contracting Cone outlines the full spectrum of available FAR and Non-FAR contract strategies. It also allows you to easily compare the pros and cons of different contract types and explore common scenarios. The supporting materials provide details about each contracting strategy, to enable collaborative discussions to select the right strategy based on environment, constraints, and desired outcomes. The goal of this powerful new tool is to provide visibility and insights into commonly used, as well as new or lesser known strategies, and ensure the full range of contract strategies are considered. The Contracting Cone job support tool is both a handy and intuitive resource for the defense acquisition workforce, regardless of what functional community you hail from. Encorage you to check it out!