The Office of Acquisition is a centralized procurement office that negotiates, awards, and administers:

• contracts,
• purchase orders, and
• inter-agency agreements.

The Office procures:

• supplies and services,
• research and development,
• architecture-engineering services,
• information technology equipment, services, and software.

The Office is responsible for:

• ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and policies;
• administering contracts to protect the interests of the Government and represent the FRA on all acquisition matters with the Office of the Secretary and other agencies concerning Federal acquisition policies;
• planning and monitoring to ensure the success of the small and disadvantaged business utilization program for direct FRA contracting, including establishment of goals and implementation plans;
• serving as the business manager to educate FRA program offices regarding possible acquisition solutions in accordance with Federal regulations and socio-economic goals.