FAA Acquisition System Toolset (FAST)
last update 10/2015
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FAST Information
Acquisition Management System (AMS) establishes agency-wide policy and guidance for all areas of lifecycle acquisition management. FAST is the official record of AMS. As a 'toolset,' FAST contains AMS Policy (agency-wide, mandatory requirements) and AMS Guidance (information implementing or supplementing policy).
Other AMS Information
- AMS Tailoring
- Revising AMS
- AMS Policy vs Guidance
- AMS Background
- Lessons Learned
- Index
- Search
- What's New
- FAST Archives
AMS Policy
- Table of Contents
- Overview & Key Elements
- Lifecycle Acquisition Management
- Procurement
- Lifecycle Management Functions
- Acquisition Career Program
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Acquisition Planning & Control Documents
- Definitions, Acronyms, External Authorities
Lifecycle Phases & Decisions
- AMS Overview Flowchart
- Research for Service Analysis
- Service Analysis & Strategic Planning
- Concept & Requirements Definition
- Investment Analysis
- Solution Implementation
- In-Service Management
- Decisions / Reviews / Standard Milestones
- Investment Decision Authority Processes
- Acquisition Categories (ACAT)
Functional Directory
The AMS Functional Directory provides contacts for major processes and functions in AMS.
Applications
- Contract Opportunities
- Contract Clauses & Contract Writing
- Statement Of Work (SOW) & Data Item Descriptions (DID) Library
Acquisition Practices
- Contractor Management
- Measurement & Analysis
- Program Management
- Quality Assurance
- Requirements Management
- Risk Management
- Verification & Validation
Functions
- Configuration Management
- Human Factors
- Integrated Logistics Support
- Procurement Toolbox
- Real Property & Facilities
- Safety Management
- Security
- System Engineering
- Test & Evaluation
Special Topics
- Acquisition Career Management
- Contract Clauses
- Deployment / In-Service Planning
- Environment / Safety / Health
- Flowcharts - Systems / Services / Facilities
- Portfolio Management
- Purchase Card Program
- Recovery & Reinvestment Act
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Most Requested
- Search
- Acquisition Management Policy
- Procurement Toolbox
- Procurement Guidance
- Procurement Forms
- Real Property & Facilities