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Resources

INNOVATION ACROSS THE GOVERNMENT	WEBSITE LINK
Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovations (PTAI)	Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovations
Periodic Table of Acquisition Innovations (PTAI) PDF Playbook	PTAI PDF Playbook
DHS Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL)	DHS PIL
DOD Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC)	DOD AIRC
Pilot IRS	Pilot IRS
Lab at OPM	Lab at OPM
Environmental Protection Agency's Cutting-Edge Contracting Innovation Lab (CECIL)	CECIL

RELEVANT REGULATIONS, OMB & OFPP MEMOS	WEBSITE LINK
FAR 1.102	Statement of guiding principles for the Federal Acquisition System
Acquisition Innovation Labs & Pilot for Digital Acquisition Innovation Lab	Acquisition Innovation Labs
“Myth-busting #1”: Addressing Misconceptions to Improve Communication with Industry during the Acquisition Process	Addressing Misconceptions to Improve Communication with Industry during the Acquisition Process
“Myth-busting #2”: Addressing Misconceptions and Further Improving Communication during the Acquisition Process	Addressing Misconceptions and Further Improving Communication with Industry during the Acquisition Process
“Myth-busting #3”: Further Improving Industry Communication with Effective Debriefings	Further Improving Industry Communication with Effective Debriefings
“Myth-busting 4”: Strengthening Engagement with Industry Partners through Innovative Business Practices	Strengthening Engagement with Industry Partners through Innovative Business Practices
Four-pronged Better Contracting Initiative (BCI)	Better Contracting Initiative (BCI)
OFPP Memo for CAOs & SPEs - October 23, 2024 Building our Best: Recruitment and Retention of the Contracting Workforce	Building our Best: Recruitment and Retention of the Contract Workforce
OFPP Memo for CAOs & SPEs - November 29, 2024 Increasing Small Business Subcontracting Participation in the Federal Marketplace	Increasing Small Business Subcontracting Participation in the Federal Marketplace
S.583 - PRICE Act of 2021	Public Law 117-88 Feb 22, 2022 Promoting Rigorous Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisition Act of 2021. The outcome will be a report to describe a. Innovative acquisition practices and applications of technologies that have worked well in achieving better procurement outcomes, including increased efficiency, improved program outcomes, better customer experience, and meeting or exceeding the goals under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)), and the reasons why those have succeeded; b. Steps to identify and adopt transformational commercial business practices, modernized data analytics, and advanced technologies that allow decision making to occur in a more friction-free buying environment and improve customer experience; and c. Any recommendations for statutory changes to accelerate the adoption of innovative acquisition practices.

COMMONLY USED TOOLS	WEBSITE LINK
DAU Services Acquisition Workshop (SAW) Tool (includes sole source techniques; negotiating contract terms vs. soliciting a proposal)	SAW Tool
DAU Adaptive Acquisition Framework	Adaptive Acquisition Framework
Challenge and Prize Toolkit	Challenge.gov
Workbook DAU Services Acquisition Mall (SAM)	SAM

IT RESOURCES	WEBSITE LINK
Digital IT Acquisition Program (DITAP)	DITAP
IT Specific Templates	TechFAR Hub

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) RESOURCES	WEBSITE LINK
Commerce's Artificial Intelligence Use Cases Inventory	AI Use Cases Inventory
Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice	AI Community
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative	AI Initiative
OMB Memo M-24-10, Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence	M-24-10

ROBOTICS PROCESS AUTOMATION (RPA)	WEBSITE LINK
RPA Community of Practice	RPA Community
RPA Use Case Inventory	RPA Use Case Inventory
Automation in Federal Work: Robotics Process Automation	RPA Video

LAB DOCUMENTS	WEBSITE LINK
The DoC Acquisition Innovation Lab's First Annual Report - July 1, 2022	July 2022 Annual Report
The Lab's FY 2023 Yearly Digest	The Lab's FY2023 Yearly Digest
The Lab's Innovation & Culture Assessment for FY23	The Lab's Innovation & Culture Assessment for FY23
The Lab's 2022 Project Charter	The Lab's Official Project 2022 Charter
The Lab's Presentation on Using Data from Procurement Projects - May 2024	The Lab's Presentation on Data Collection from Procurement Projects
Starting an Acquisition Innovation Lab - The LAB shares 20 key considerations for any agency choosing to open any lab focused on acquisition innovation	Starting an Acquisition Innovation Lab - December 2024

RESOURCES	WEBSITE LINK
GSA CSAW: a no-cost facilitated workshop built around a specific acquisition	CSAW Overview Deck File GSA Civilian Services Acquisition Workshops Overview
Procurement Innovation Lab (PIL) Primer	PIL Primer
DHS PIL Bootcamp Workbook	PIL Bootcamp Workbook
Agile Resources	Agile Principles & Practices

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Attachment	Size
PTAI PDF Playbook v 2.0	90.28 MB
The LAB's Innovation & Culture Assessment for FY23	487.71 KB
The Lab's 2022 Project Charter	913.93 KB
The Lab's Presentation on Data - May 2024	5.47 MB
The LAB's List of Innovative Training Courses for FY25	255.22 KB
Starting an Acquisition Innovation Lab	532.03 KB