BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 51-305
4 APRIL 2019
Law
ACQUISITION LAW AND LITIGATION
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/JAQ
Certified by: AF/JAQ
(Col James H. Kennedy III)
Pages: 16
This Air Force Instruction (AFI) implements Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive (HAF
MD) 1-14, General Counsel and The Judge Advocate General and Air Force Policy Directive
(AFPD) 51-3, Civil Law, Acquisition Law, and Litigation by providing guidance to judge
advocates, commanders and other Air Force personnel, as well as contractors and the public, on
acquisition and commercial law, litigation and policy matters involving the Air Force or Air Force
personnel. It also establishes the management structure and responsibilities within the Judge
Advocate General’s Corps for the practice of acquisition and commercial law, and it establishes
the support functions of managing contracting offices during contract disputes and litigation. This
publication applies to all Air Force personnel, including Air Force civilian employees, service
members, and contractors as well as organizations in the Regular Air Force, Air National Guard,
Air Force Reserve, and Civil Air Patrol units when operating as an auxiliary of the Air Force.
Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in
accordance with Air Force Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in
accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records
Information Management System. Refer recommended changes and questions about this
publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using Air Force Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication. Route the Air Force Form 847 through the
appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be supplemented at any level, but
all supplements must be routed to the OPR of this publication for coordination prior to certification
and approval. The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are
identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See AFI
