Policy and Guidance
Start here:
- Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) Quick Reference Card
- The Acquisition of Services Pathway of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework
- DoDI 5000.74, Defense Acquisition of Services
- DoDI 3020.41, Operational Contract Support (OCS)
- National Defense Strategy
- Service Acquisition Mall (SAM)
- GAO and DoDIG Reports
MILDEP policy and additional guidance documents:
- Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy ; scroll down to find Services Acquisition
- Air Force Service Acquisition Policy
- Army Service Acquisition Policy
- Navy Service Acquisition Policy
- DoDI 8440.01 DoD Information Technology (IT) Service Management (ITSM)
- DoDI 5000.82 Requirements for the Acquisition of Digital Capabilities
Restructuring Defense Acquisition Law.
Substantive changes to Title 10 were made on January 1, 2022. For services acquisition, the crosswalk from the old sections to new with their links is provided in the Table below:
| Chapter 341 | Retitled in 2022 | Chapter 341 | Acquisition of Services Generally |
| 2329 | Procurement of services: data analysis and requirements validation | 4506 | Procurement of services: data analysis and requirements validation |
| 2330 | Procurement of services: data analysis and requirements validation | 4501 | Procurement of contract services: management structure |
| 2330 | Procurement of services: data analysis and requirements validation | 4502 | Procurement of contract services: senior officials responsible for management of acquisition of contract services |
| 2330a | Procurement of services: tracking of purchases | 4505 | Procurement of services: tracking of purchases |
| 2331 | Procurement of services: contracts for professional and technical services | 4507 | Procurement of services: contracts for professional and technical services |
| N/A | N/A | 4508 | Contractor performance of acquisition functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions |
| N/A | N/A | 4509 | Contracts for advisory and assistance services: cost comparison studies |
| Chapter 343 | Acquisition of Services (Repealed) | N/A | Repealed |
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