Contracting Cone

The Contracting Cone outlines the full spectrum of available FAR and Non-FAR contract strategies. 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 the interactive graphic below is to provide visibility into new or lesser known strategies and ensure the full range of contract strategies are considered.

Click on the strategies in the tables below the Contracting Cone image to explore the details!

Blue and green fan displaying FAR and Non-FAR strategies for the contracting cone.
FAR Based
Fed Supply Schedules (FAR 8.4)
Task Order/Delivery Order
Blanket Purchase Agreement
Commercial Items (FAR 12)
Simplified (FAR 13)
Micro Purchase
Purchase Order
Blanket Purchase Agreement
Negotiated Contracts (FAR 15)
IDIQ (FAR 16.5)
Single Award
Multiple Award
Letter Contract (FAR 16.603)
Agreements (FAR 16.7)
Basic Agreement
Basic Ordering Agreement
Small Business (FAR 19)
Set-Aside
Direct 8a
Broad Agency Announcement (FAR 35.016)
SBIR/STTR Programs (15 USC 638)
Commercial Solutions Opening (DFARS 212.2)
Non-FAR
Other Transactions
Research (10 USC 4021)
Prototype (10 USC 4022)
Procurement for Experiments (10 USC 4023)
R&D Agreements
CRADA (15 USC 3710a)
PIA (15 USC 3715)
TIA (32 CFR Part 37)
Scenarios: What Are You Contracting For?
Compare 2-3 Contracting Strategies
Contract Strategy/Contract Type Matrix

See the various acquisition pathways in the Adaptive Acquisition Framework.