Resource Procurement

The TechFAR Handbook

This handbook highlights the flexibilities in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that can help agencies implement “plays” from the Digital Services Playbook, with a particular focus on how to use contractors to support an iterative, customer-driven software development process.

The TechFAR Handbook guides federal agencies on acquiring digital services using Agile software development within the framework of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

It emphasizes Agile’s benefits—such as iterative development, frequent user feedback, and incremental delivery—to reduce risk and deliver value faster, and explains how Agile practices fit into the acquisition lifecycle to improve IT project outcomes.