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What are 3 key processes in DoD that must work in concert to deliver the capabilities required by the war-fighters?
- The Capabilities evaluation process (JCIDS)
- Acquisition process (DAS)
- The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE)
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What is Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System?
is a systematic method ESTABLISHED BY JCS for assessing gaps in military joint war-fighting capabilities and recommending solutions to resolve these gaps
What is the Defense Acquisition System?
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is about successfully managing risk. This includes schedule risk, performance risk, and particularly cost risk.
What is the Defense Acquisition Management? System?
is a continuum of activities that represents or describes Defense acquisition programs.
What are the 3 Acquisition activities?
- Pre-System Acquisition
- System Acquisition
- Sustainment
What is Pre-System Acquisition?
Milestone A
work efforts during this period are PRIOR to there being a formal acquisition program.
- Material Solution Analysis
- Technology Development:
What Pre-System Acquisition -
Material Solution Analysis
Technology Development?
Milestone A
Material Solution Analysis: Purpose of this phase is to assess potential material solutions and to satisfy the phase-specific entrance criteria for the next program ilestone designated by Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)
Technology Development: Purpose of this phase is to reduce technology risk, determine and mature the appropriate set of technologies to be integrated into a full system, and to demonstrate critical technology elements (CTEs)
What is System Acquisition?
Assuming work efforts accomplished in the previous phases (Pre-System) indicate the required technology is achievable to provide the capabilities desired by the user community- all other requirements are satisfied- the appropriate MDA may allow the “pre-system” to continue its progression in the acquisition process
What is System Acquisition -
Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD)
Production and Development?
Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD): Entry into this phase occurs with a successful Milestone B decision review. Purpose of this phase is to develop a system or an increment of capability, complete full system integration…
Production and Development: Entry into this phase occurs with a successful Milestone C decision review. Purpose of this phase is to achieve an operational capability that satisfies mission needs. (Initial Operational Capability - IOC)
What is Sustainment?
At this point in the life of an acquisition program, usable end-items intended to provide the capabilities desired by the user community have been produced and a significant portion of the ultimate quantity of those items have been deployed according to Service fielding plants.
What is Sustainment - Operations and Support?
Purpose of this phase is to execute a support program that meets material readiness and operational support performance requirements, and sustain the system in the most cost-effective manner over its total life cycle. (during this phase the program achieves Fully Operational Capability - FOC)
What is the relationship between Material Solution Analysis (Acquisition Phase) and the type of primary funding?
Either RDTE or OM(N).
Preparation of various analyses and studies to assess potential material solutions that could provide the capabilities required by user.
What is the relationship between Technology Development (Acquisition Phase) and the type of primary funding?
RDTE
Emphasis switches to reducing the technology risk, maturing the appropriate set of technologies that will ultimately be integrated into a full-up system.
What is the relationship between Engineer and Manufacturing Development (Acquisition Phase) and the type of primary funding?
Milestone B: RDTE and Procurement
Considered program initiation of the acquisition program, it is appropriate the new Program Management Office (PMO) prepares input for the next POM/BES cycle to ensure future year’s funds are available when needed.
What is the relationship between Production and Development AND Operation and Support (Acquisition Phase) and the type of primary funding?
Production and Development: Procurement & MILCON
Operation and Support: OM and MILPERS
There’s an overlap when the ultimate user is actually operating, maintaining and supporting that end item system
What is Acquisition Milestone A?
- One path into the acquisition process begins with examining alternative concepts to meet a stated mission need.
- Normally, successfully passage of Milestone A does NOT equal program initiation for a new program.
What is Acquisition Milestone B?
- Purpose is to authorize entry into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase.
- Military Department/Agency is REQUIRED to have adequate funds in the FYDP to finance the acquisition program during this period.
What is Acquisition Milestone C?
• Authorizes the Program manager to commence Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) or limited deployment.
What are the 5 overarching policies that govern all DoD acquisition programs described by Directive 5000.01?
- Flexibility
- Responsiveness
- Innovation
- Discipline
- Streamlined and Effective Management
What are the initiatives proposed by USD(ATL) to reduce acquisition costs and streamline the PROCESS in concert with the effort by the SECDEF to reduce costs in the Department?
- Target Affordability and Control Costs
- Incentivize Productivity and Innovation in Industry
- Promote Real Competition (increase quality)
- Improve Service Acquisition
- Reduce Non-Productive Processes and Bureaucracy
What is Evolutionary Acquisition?
is the preferred DoD strategy for rapid acquisition of mature technology for the user. It delivers capability increments, recognizing, up front, the need for future capability improvement.
What is the DoD Instruction 5000.02 - Operation of the Defense Acquisition System?
• Sets forth mandatory procedures for all defense technology projects and acquisition programs
• Establishes milestone and phases that constitutes the “Acquisition Management System Life Cycle”
-Identifies…
What is Acquisition Categories (ACAT)?
Acquisition programs are categorized by acquisition categories (ACAT).
- ACAT I is a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP)
- Estimated by the USD (ATL) to require total expenditure of :
* RDTE of more than $365M or
* Procurement of more than $2.19B - Designed by USD(ATL) because of “special interest” (e.g., Congressional interest, complex technology, or joint program)
- Dollar estimate to include cost of all known evolutionary acquisition blocks.
What is Acquisition Subcategories?
The USD(ATL) designates progrms as either ACAT ID or ACAT IC. The “D” and “C” indicate the level at which the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) resides.
“D” reflects the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) is at the DoD level. “C” reflects it is at the component level. “A” is for Automated Information systems
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