Construction Copilot
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A PDF document (176 KB) attached to Industry Day: A Government-Industry Exchange on Construction Contracting - An Invitation for Industry Partners to Collaborate with the United States Space Force Operational Contracting Enterprise, from the Department of the Air Force. Due Oct 31, 2026, 4:30 PM (UTC-6).
File name: Construction Copilot.pdf
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DAF Contracting Compass Part 36 - Construction Copilot Tool - July 2026 RFO Authorities
Type of Award/
Obligation Vehicle
RFO Part 14
RFO Part 15
Other Transaction
Intergovernmental Support Agreement
(IGSA)
RFO Part 14, 22.4 & 36
RFO Part 15, 22.4 & 36
10 USC 2808a
10 USC 2679(a)
Repair/Build/Demo/Remediate Only
Design-Bid-Build (DBB)
Design Build (DB) 2 Phase
Design Build (DB) 1 Phase
Progressive Design Build (PDB)
Accelerated Design Build (ADB)
A non-FAR agreement specifically for
facility construction, repair, planning, and
design. Allows for extreme flexibility and
follow-on production without further
competition.
Repair/Build/Demo/Remediate Only
Design-Bid-Build (DBB)
Design Build (DB) 2 Phase
Design Build (DB) 1 Phase
Progressive Design Build (PDB)
Accelerated Design Build (ADB)
Partnership agreement with
state/local/tribal governments to receive
installation-support services. FAR does not
apply. Cannot be used to acquire work
traditionally classified as construction;
however, incidental construction associated
with maintenance or repair of a service is
permissible.
Request for Proposal (RFP)
Request for White Papers / Commercial
Solutions Opening (CSO) / Merit-Based
Selection - examples only, method is
flexible
Negotiated Partnership Agreement / MOA.
Low. GSA has already determined prices to Low. Restricted primarily to Firm-FixedLow to Moderate. Master contract Low to Gov. Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) only.
be fair and reasonable at the master
Price (FFP). Financial risk is borne almost rates/coefficients are pre-established. Task The contractor bears all cost risk for contract level. Orders are almost always
entirely by the contractor. Price
orders are typically Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). performance, but the Gov is at risk for Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). Competition
reasonableness is determined by comparing Competition is limited to the pool, but still claims due to design errors or omissions. among schedule holders for an RFQ
the offer to established market prices.
drives fair pricing.
provides price reasonableness.
Moderate. While Firm-Fixed-Price is
preferred, the Government may use
incentive-based contracts. Cost risk is
mitigated through the evaluation of
cost/price realism and the ability to
negotiate the final price based on technical
trade-offs.
Moderate. While terms are highly
Low. The government typically reimburses
negotiable, the Government often uses
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