Acquisition & logistics excellence: an internet listing tailored to the professional acquisition workforce.

Surfing the Net

Acquisition Central

www.acquisition.gov

Shared systems and tools for the federal acquisition community and the government's business partners.

Acquisition Community Connection

http://acc.dau.mil

Policies, procedures, tools, references, publications, links, lessons learned.

Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTDs)

www.acq.osd.mil/actd/

Accomplishments, articles, speeches, guidelines, and POCs.

Aging Systems Sustainment and Enabling Technologies (ASSET)

http://asset.okstate.edu/asset/index.htm

Government-academic-industry partnership.

Air Force (Acquisition)

www.safaq.hq.af.mil/

Policy; career development and training opportunities; reducing TOC; library; links.

Air Force Center for Systems Engineering

www.afit.edu/cse/

Processes, practices, tools, and resources for the SE workforce.

Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Contracting Laboratory's FAR Site

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

FAR search tool; Commerce Business Daily announcements (CBDNet); Federal Register; electronic forms library.

Army Acquisition Support Center

http://asc.army.mil

Policy; Army AL&T Magazine; programs; career information; events; training.

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology)

https://webportal.saalt.army.mil/

ACAT Listing; Bulletin; digital documents library; organization.

Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACE)

www.aacei.org

Planning and management of cost and schedules; online library, bookstore, etc.

Association of Old Crows (AOC)

www.crows.org

News; conventions, courses; Journal of Electronic Defense.

Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC)

www.aptac-us.org

PTACs nationwide assist businesses with government contracting issues.

Central Contractor Registration

www.ccr.gov

U.S. government vendor database. Registration, annual revalidation required.

Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled

www.jwod.gov

Information and guidance on the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act.

Defense Acquisition University

www.dau.mil

Publications, training, and education news for the AT&L workforce.

DAU Alumni Association

www.dauaa.org

Acquisition tools and resources; links; career opportunities; member forums.

DAU Distance Learning Courses

www.dau.mil/registrar/enroll.asp

DAU online courses.

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

www.darpa.mil

News releases; current solicitations; "Doing Business with DARPA."

Defense Electronic Business Program Office (DEBPO)

www.acq.osd.mil/scst/index.htm

Policy; newsletters; Central Contractor Registration; assistance centers.

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

www.disa.mil

Defense Information System Network; Defense Message System; Global Command and Control System.

Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO)

www.dmso.mil

DoD Modeling and Simulation Master Plan; document library; events; services.

Defense Systems Management College (DSMC)

www.dau.mil

DSMC educational products and services; course schedules; job opportunities.

Defense Technical Information Center

www.dtic.mil/

Scientific and technical information network--one of DoD's largest available repositories of scientific, research, and engineering information.

Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy (DPAP)

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap

Policy news and events; reference library; DPAP organizational breakout; acquisition education and training policy, guidance.

DoD Defense Standardization Program

www.dsp.dla.mil

DoD standardization; points of contact; FAQs; military specifications and standards reform.

DoD Enterprise Software Initiative

www.esi.mil

Joint project to implement true software enterprise management process in DoD.

DoD Inspector General Publications

www.dodig.osd.mil/pubs/

Audit and evaluation reports; IG testimony; planned and ongoing audit projects.

DoD Office of Technology Transition

www.acq.osd.mil/ott/

Information about and links to OTT's programs.

DoD Systems Engineering

www.acq.osd.mil/ds/se

Policies, guides, other information on SE and related topics, including developmental T&E and acquisition program support.

Earned Value Management

www.acq.osd.mil/pm

Implementation of earned value management; latest policy changes; standards; international developments.

Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)

www.eia.org

Government relations; links to issues councils; market research assistance.

Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System

www.esrs.gov

Prime contractors report on subcontracting goals required by contracts.

Excluded Parties List System

www.epls.gov

Identifies parties excluded from receiving certain federal contract, subcontracts, etc.

Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)

www.faionline.com

Learning opportunities; information access and performance support.

Federal Acquisition Jump Station

http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/fedproc/home.html

Procurement and acquisition servers by contracting activity; CBDNet; library.

Federal Agency Registration

www.bpn.gov/far

For entites that buy from and sell to other federal entities.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

www.asu.faa.gov

Online policy and guidance for all aspects of the acquisition process.

Federal Business Opportunities

www.fbo.gov/

Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.

Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation

https://www.fpds.gov/

Public access to reports on federal contract awards.

Federal R&D Project Summaries

www.osti.gov/fedrnd/about

Information on federal research projects; search databases at different agencies.

Federal Research in Progress

http://grc.ntis.gov/fedrip.htm

Information on federally funded projects in the physical sciences, engineering, life sciences.

Federal Technical Data Solution

www.fedteds.gov

Secure sharing of technical data for response to solicitations.

Fedworld Information

www.fedworld.gov

Central access point for searching, locating, ordering, and acquiring government and business information.

Government Accountability Office

www.gao.gov

GAO reports;policy and guidance; FAQs.

General Services Administration

www.gsa.gov

Online shopping for commercial items to support government interests.

Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)

www.gidep.org/

Federally funded co-op of government-industry participants, providing electronic forum to exchange technical information.

GOV.Research_Center

http://grc.ntis.gov

Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service, and National Information Services Corporation joint venture access to government information.

Integrated Dual-Use Commercial Companies (IDCC)

www.idcc.org

Information for technology-rich commercial companies on doing business with the federal government.

International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA)

www.itea.org

Furthering development and application of T&E policy and techniques to assess new and existing systems and products.

U.S. Joint Forces Command

www.jfcom.mil

"Transformation laboratory" that develops and tests future concepts for warfighting.

Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team

https://jfiit.eglin.af.mil (Accessible from .gov and .mil domains only.)

USJFCOM lead agency to investigate, assess, and improve integration, interoperability, and operational effectiveness of Joint Fires and Combat Identification.

Joint Interoperability Test Command

http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil

Policies and procedures for interoperability certification; lessons learned; support.

Joint Spectrum Center (JSC)

www.jsc.mil

Operational spectrum management support to the Joint Staff and COCOMs; R&D into spectrum-efficient technologies.

Library of Congress

www.loc.gov

Research services; Congress at Work; Copyright Office; FAQs.

MANPRINT (Manpower and Personnel Integration)

www.manprint.army.mil

POCs for PMs; regulations; policy letters from Army Acquisition Executive; briefings on MANPRINT program.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Commercial Technology Office (CTO)

http://technology.grc.nasa.gov

Promotes competitiveness of U.S. industry through commercial use of NASA technologies and expertise.

National Contract Management Association (NCMA)

www.ncmahq.org

"What's New in Contracting?"; educational products catalog; career center.

National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

www.ndia.org

News; events; government policy; National Defense magazine.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

www.nima.mil

Imagery; maps and geodata; Freedom of Information Act resources; publications.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

www.nist.gov

Technology, measurements, standards programs, products, and services.

National Technical Information Service

www.ntis.gov/

Purchase of technical reports, computer products, videotapes, audiocassettes.

Naval Sea Systems Command

www.navsea.navy.mil

Total Ownership Cost; documentation and policy.

Navy Acquisition and Business Management

www.abm.rda.hq.navy.mil

Policy, training, guides, and assistance for the Standardized Procurement System community.

Navy Acquisition, Research and Development Information Center

www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech

News, publications, regulations, and technical reports; doing business with Navy.

Navy Best Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence

www.bmpcoe.org

Best manufacturing and business practices in use throughout industry, government, academia.

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

www.navair.navy.mil

Advanced warfare technology through worldwide network of aviation technology experts.

Office of Force Transformation

www.oft.osd.mil

Transformation policies, programs, and projects DoD- and Services-wide.

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu

Program and process information; current solicitations; Help Desk information.

Online Representations and Certifications Application

www.bpn.gov/orca

Reps and certs collected in Section K of every federal solicitation.

Open Systems Joint Task Force

www.acq.osd.mil/osjtf

Open Systems education and training opportunities; studies and assessments; projects, initiatives, plans; library.

Parts Standardization and Management Committee (PSMC)

www.dscc.dla.mil/psmc

Government-industry collaborative effort for parts management and standardization through commonality of parts and processes.

Past Performance Information Retrieval System

www.ppirs.gov

Federal acquisition personnel report and review contractor performance.

Performance-based Logistics Toolkit

http://acc.dau.mil/pbltoolkit

Process model for development, implementation, and management of PBL strategies.

Project Management Institute

www.pmi.org

Publications; information resources; professional practices; career certification.

Small Business Administration

www.sbaonline.sba.gov

Communications network for small businesses.

SOLE-International Society of Logistics

www.sole.org

Online desk references that link to logistics problem-solving advice; Certified Professional Logistician certification.

Software Program Managers Network

www.spmn.com

Support and publications on effective software development best practices.

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)

https://e-commerce.spawar.navy.mil

SPAWAR business opportunities; acquisition news; solicitations; small business information.

System of Systems Engineering Center of Excellence (SoSECE)

www.sosece.org

Advances development, evolution, practice, and application of the system of systems engineering discipline.

Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L)

www.acq.osd.mil/

USD(AT&L) documents; streaming videos; links.

USD(AT&L) Knowledge Sharing System

http://akss.dau.mil

Automated acquisition reference tool covering mandatory and discretionary practices.

U.S. Coast Guard

www.uscg.mil

News and current events; services; points of contact; FAQs.

U.S. Department of Transportation MARITIME Administration

www.marad.dot.gov/

Information and guidance on shipping cargo on U.S. flag vessels.

Wage Determinations Online

www.dol.gov

For service contracts subject to McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act and construction contracts subject to Davis-Bacon Act.

Links current at press time. To add a non-commercial defense acquisition/acquisition and logistics-related Web site to this list, or to update your current listing, please fax Defense AT&L at 703-805-2917 or e-mail datl(at)dau(dot)mil (use correct e-mail protocol). Limit descriptions to 10 words. DAU encourages the reciprocal linking of its home page to other interested agencies. Contact: [e-mail].