Issue Overview
America’s engineering industry is a trusted partner to federal, state, and local agencies, helping with planning, designing, and managing construction of infrastructure projects and public facilities such as courthouses, schools, and military installations.
By engaging local firms, public agencies benefit from the specialized experience, innovation, and on-budget and on-time performance that the private sector brings to ensure project success.
ACEC's Policy Priorities Include:
- Advocate for the use of Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) at all governmental levels and push back against contracting reforms that erode the value proposition of the A/E industry in the federal marketplace.
- Engage with key administration and congressional leaders on modernizing defense acquisitions as well as the government-wide review of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to push for positive reforms, a successful transition of policy changes, and protect effective, tested, procurement best practices.
- Expand the A/E fee cap increase to civil works and other civilian agency funded projects.
Join ACEC’s Federal Agencies & Procurement Advocacy Committee to stay on top of current issues.
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You can access more resources on Federal Procurement in the ACEC Resource Library.
Podcast on the ACOE Playbook
Interview with FAPA Chair Jim Hoffman on the new playbook with the Army Corps.
Letter to Leaders of the Senate & House Armed Services Committee: Conference Provisions of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
On behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies – the voice…
Comments to Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: In Regards to FAR Part 36, Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – the business voice of…
Comment Letter in Response to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) in Regards to FAR Part 36, Construction & Architect-Engineer Contracts
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – the business voice of…
