Services

The CAAS IV contract vehicle spans three major types of Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS):

• Management and Professional Support Services.
  These are contractual services that provide assistance, advice or training for the efficient and effective management and operation of organizations, activities (including management and support services for research and development (R&D) activities), or systems. These services are normally closely related to the basic responsibilities of the agency originating the requirement for the acquisition of services by contract. Included are efforts that support of contribute to improved organization of program management, logistics management, project monitoring and reporting, data collection, budgeting, accounting, performance auditing, and administrative technical support for conferences and training programs.
• Studies, Analyses, and Evaluations.
  These are contractual services that are organized, analytical assessments/evaluations in support of policy development, decision-making, management, or administration. Included are studies in support of R&D activities. Also included are acquisitions of models, methodologies, and related software supporting studies, analysis or evaluations.
• Engineering and Technical Services.
  These are contractual services used to support the program office during the acquisition cycle by providing such services as systems engineering and technical direction (see FAR 9.505-1(b)) to ensure the effective operations and maintenance of a weapon system or a major system as defined in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-109 or to provide direct support of a weapons system that is essential to research, development, production, operations or maintenance of a system.