# Contract Writing System — Program Element 0605047A

**Program element:** 0605047A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605047A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 41% to a $4.8M request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. PdM ACWS leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 8.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 8.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.6 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 4.8 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 4.8 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 4.8 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 4.8 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA7 | Contract Writing System | 8.9 | 8.1 | 4.8 | −41% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project FA7 — Contract Writing System

The Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) will be the Army's next-generation, enterprise-wide contract writing, management, execution, and close-out software system. ACWS will facilitate the standardization of Army Procurement business processes and streamline the integration with Army Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. As a comprehensive financial feeder system, ACWS will address the complete range of Army contracting needs. This includes contracts in both secure and non-secure environments, support for combat and non-combat contingencies, operations within and beyond the borders of the Continental United States, as well as assistance with grants and agreements. Additionally, ACWS will facilitate activities related to weapons systems, construction, installation, specialized contracting, and compliance with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996. Based on Army Senior leadership direction, the Army pivoted in FY22 to a Portfolio Approach with the change from CGI to the Appian solution that leverages existing technologies, maximizes share-ability and reuse across the DoW, and includes iterative design, development and testing for the remaining capability required for Army users. The overall approach includes on boarding United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) resources to act as the system integrator (SI), leveraging an Interagency Agreement (IAA) and using existing capabilities across DoW in order to minimize the development effort. To meet requirements, ACWS leverages functionality from Air Force's Contracting Information Technology (CON-IT), Army's Virtual Contracting Enterprise (VCE), DoW's Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), GSA's System for Award Management (SAM), and other existing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) programs for an integrated Army system to enable decommission of Standard Procurement System (SPS) and Procurement Automated Data and Document System (PADDS). This approach enables contracting business intelligence and analysis. The Army is collaborating with the USDA Enterprise Application Services using IAAs to support development and delivery. The program has transitioned to the Agile development framework and conducted a discovery (risk reduction) effort in 2022, which informed development and resource requirements.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** PdM ACWS (4.3, 90%), ATEC & JTIC & PdM ACWS (0.5, 10%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Office | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Product Development | 7.1 | 6.0 | 3.4 |
| Test & Evaluation | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 100% | 4.8 |

**Top named industry performers:** PdM ACWS ($4.3M, 90%), ATEC & JTIC & PdM ACWS ($0.5M, 10%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) will be the Army's next-generation, enterprise-wide contract writing, management, execution, and close-out software system. ACWS will facilitate the standardization of Army Procurement business processes and streamline the integration with Army Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. As a comprehensive financial feeder system, ACWS will address the complete range of Army contracting needs. This includes contracts in both secure and non-secure environments, support for combat and non-combat contingencies, operations within and beyond the borders of the Continental United States, as well as assistance with grants and agreements.

The Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) will be the Army's next-generation, enterprise-wide contract writing, management, execution, and close-out software system. ACWS will facilitate the standardization of Army Procurement business processes and streamline the integration with Army Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. As a financial feeder system, ACWS will meet the full scope of Army contracting requirements, including those in secure and non-secure locations, those supporting combat or noncombat contingencies, those within or outside the borders of the Continental United States, those supporting grants and assistance agreements, and those performing weapons systems, construction, installation, other specialized contracting activities, and…

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605047A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605047A")`.

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