Office of Contracting
& Procurement (OCP)
United States Department
of Agriculture
Acquisition Operating Procedures (AOP)
AOPs are time-sensitive documents. The table below contains a listing of procedures and guidance, with the respective expiration dates of the AOP. when an AOP expires, it is moved to the Expired AOP table and given a status of expired, canceled or superseded.
| Number & Title | File | Effective Date (until Canceled) |
| 25, Procurement Review Program |
[PDF] ATTACHMENTS: [1A, Individual File Review Checklist] [1B, Consolidated File Review Checklist Trends] [2-3, Review Summary Report Template] [4, Report Memo] |
2020-Apr-22 |
| 24, Procurement Approach | [PDF] [ATTACHMENT] |
2020-Oct-29 2021-May-14 |
| 23, Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan | [PDF] | 2015-Mar-25 |
| 22, Reassignment of Requisitions, Solicitations and Contracts to Contracting Officers and Buyers | [PDF] | 2021-May-10 |
| 21, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) Reviewing Official | [PDF] | 2014-Jul-10 |
| 20, Authorizing Official Certification - Reservation of Funds | [PDF] [ATTACHMENT] | 2013-Oct-15 |
| 19, Requirement Package | [PDF] | [ATTACHMENT] | 2021-Feb-4 |
| 18, Procurement Action Lead Time (PALT) | [PDF] | 2014-Jul-10 |
| 17, Acquisition Reporting Tools | [PDF] | 2017-Jan-26 |
| 14, Small Business Subcontracting Plan |
[PDF] ATTACHMENTS: [Subcontracting Not‐Available] [Subcontracting Plan]] [Subcontracting Plan Clearance]] |
2011-Jul-29 |
| 13, Designation of Contracting Officer's Representative | [PDF] [ATTACHMENT] | 2021-Aug-26 |
| 8, Presolicitation and Preaward Reviews | [PDF] ATTACHMENTS: [File Review Record] [Review Process Chart] |
2021-Mar-02 2021-May-10 2021-Mar-02 |
| 7, Electronic Contract Files and File Indexes | [PDF]
INDEXES: [SAT File Index] [Contract File Index] [Construction File Index] [A&E File Index] [Mod Index ] |
2021-Jul-24 2021-Jul-27 2021-Jul-27 2021-Jul-27 2021-Jul-27 2021-Jul-27 |
| 6, Unsolicited Proposals |
[PDF] ATTACHMENTS: [Preliminary Review ] [Preliminary Review Letter ] [Comprehensive Evaluation ] [Rejection Letter ] |
2011-Apr-8 |
| 4, Ratification of an Unauthorized Commitment | [PDF] | 2020-Oct-1 |
| 1, Establishment of AOP for procurement offices of the Departmental Administration and Staff Offices | [PDF] | 2006-Jan-19 |