Contractor's Guide to Air Force Base-Level Contracting

This guide acquaints prospective contractorsvendors with Air Force base-level contracting. Its purpose is to familiarize first-time contractors with Air Force business practices by examining the acquisition policies, unique clauses, and forms which apply at the installation-level. Its target audience is the small business contemplating selling its products or services to the Air Force for the first time however, it will benefit anyone interested in learning the peculiarities of government contracting. Only firm fixed-price contracts are addressed because this type contract is prevalent at base-level. The guide contains five appendices which provide greater detail on specific aspects of contracting small purchase procedures, construction contracts, service contracts, supply contracts, and contracting forms.