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| What is the purpose of the Defense Acquisition System? |
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Slides 3
Manage the nation's investment in technology, programs, and product support necessary to achieve the National Security Strategy |
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| What is the objective of the Defense Acquisition System? |
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Slide 3
Acquire quality products that satisfy user needs with measurable improvements to mission capability and operational support, in a timely manner, and at a fair and reasonable price. |
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| What is the intent of the current DoD 5000 series revision? |
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Slide 6
Create an acquisition policy environment that fosters efficiency, flexibility, creativity, and innovation. |
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| Identify and briefly explain the Evolutionary Acquisition (EA) strategy. |
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Slides 8-10
Incremental Development: A desired capability is identified; the end-state requirement is known; and that requirement is met over time by developing several increments, each dependent on available, mature technology. |
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| What are “Exit Criteria?” [Generically] |
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| Specific accomplishments that must be satisfactorily demonstrated before a program can progress further into the Acquisition framework. |
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| Identify the five phases of the Defense Acquisition System. |
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Slides 12-38
1. Materiel Solution Analysis
2. Technology Development
3. Engineering and Manufacturing Development
4. Production and Deployment
5. Operations and Support
I used: https://dap.dau.mil/aphome/das/Pages/Default.aspx |
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| Purpose of the Materiel Solution Analysis Phase |
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| To analyze and recommend materiel solutions for the capability need identified in the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD). An Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) will be conducted and a Technology Development Strategy (TDS) will be formulated. A draft CDD may also be formulated depending on program circumstances. |
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| Purpose of the Technology Development Phase |
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reduce technology risk and to determine the appropriate set of technologies to be integrated into the full system and to demo Critical Technology Elements on Prototypes
Initiated by a successful Milestone A Decision. |
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| Purpose of Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase |
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Develop a system or increment of capability, develop an affordable manufacturing process, minimize logistics footprint.
Begins after Milestone B. |
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| Purpose of Production and Deployment |
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Achieve an operational Capability that satisfies mission needs
Contains the LRIP and FRPDR and begins after a successful Milestone C review |
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| Purpose of Operations and Support |
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| Execute a support program that meets materiel readiness and operational support performance requirements, and sustains the system in the most cost-effective manner over its total life cycle |
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Capability Development Document:
Defines authoritative, measurable, and testable parameters across 1 or more increments of a materiel capability solution by setting KPPs, KSAs, and additional performance attributes necessary for the acquisition community to design and propose systems and to establish programmatic baselines. The CDD must be validated before the Pre-Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) review and supports the Milestone B decision review. The CDD format is in the JCIDS manual. |
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Critical Design Review
A multi-disciplined technical review to ensure that a system can proceed into fabrication, demonstration, and test, and can meet stated performance requirements within cost, schedule, risk, and other system constraints. |
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Low-Rate Initial Production.
The first effort of the Production and Deployment phase. This effort is intended to result in completion of manufacturing development in order to ensure adequate and efficient manufacturing capability and to produce the minimum quantity necessary to provide production or production-representative articles for Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E);
At Milestone B, the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) determines the LRIP quantity for Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and major systems. |
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Full-Rate Production Decision Review
A review normally conducted at the conclusion of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) effort that authorizes entry into the Full-Rate Production (FRP) |
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Key System Attributes
System attributes considered most critical or essential for an effective military capability but not selected as Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) |
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| Provide the purpose and at least 2 approvals provided by the MDA for Milestone A |
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Slide 17
Authorizes entry into Technology Development Phase. Requires an approved Initial Capabilities Document (ICD). MDA approves: Technology Development Strategy (TDS), Exit criteria for next phase, Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM). Information Requirements: Consideration of technology issues, Analysis of Alternatives, TEMP (T&E strategy only) |
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| Provide the purpose and at least 2 approvals provided by the MDA for Milestone B |
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Slide 20
Authorizes entry to Engineering & Manufacturing Development Phase. Requires an approved Capability Development Document (CDD). A PM assigned. MDA approves: Program Initiation, Acquisition Strategy (AS), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), LRIP Quantities, Exit criteria for next phase, Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) |
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| Provide the purpose and at least 2 approvals provided by the MDA for Milestone C |
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Slide 27
Authorizes entry into Production and Deployment Phase. Requires an approved Capability Production Document. MDA approves:; Acquisition Decision Memorandum; Updated Acquisition Strategy and Acquisition Program Baseline; Entry into LRIP for systems that require a LRIP, into production or procurement for systems that do not require LRIP, or into limited deployment for MAIS programs or software intensive systems with no production components; Exit criteria for LRIP if appropriate |
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| How does JCIDS integrate with the 5000 model? |
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Slide 39
ICD covers the Materiel Solution Analyses and Technology Development (ends at Milestone B)
CDD covers Engineering & Manufacturing Development (ends at Milestone C)
CPD covers Production and Deployment to Operations and Support |
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Slide 15
To evaluate the Operational Effectiveness (OE), Operational Suitability (OS), and estimated costs of alternative systems to meet a mission capability. Explore advantages and disadvantages and sensitivity to assumptions.
It evaluates: Critical Technologies, Threat, Costs, Mission Needs, Environment. One alternative is always the Status Quo. Use of Models Essential. Develops Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) and Measures of Performance (MOPs). Thresholds (Min acceptable performance, Max cost, etc). Usually done only once in program lifetime, may do in parts. Feeds Technology Development Strategy |
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| Approval to Conduct Concept Studies |
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| Approval to Begin a New Acquisition Program |
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| Approval to Enter Engineering & Manufacturing Development |
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| Production or Fielding/Deployment Approval |
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| Project Management Fundamentals include: |
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Common Vocabulary
Effective Teamwork
Project Cycle
Project Management Essentials |
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| Each increment of incremental design must have what? |
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| Everything that falls withing Milestones B&C |
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| JCIDS documents and JORC approval directly support whom in making milestone decisions? |
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| The Defense Acquisition Board |
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| The CBA and ICD take place prior to what? |
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| The MDD, making them outside of the acquisition process |
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| Entrance Criteria are described where? |
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| Exit Criteria are found where? |
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| Acquisition Decision Memorandum |
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| List 3 entrance criteria for Milestone A |
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AoA complete
Proposed Solution
Funding |
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| List 3 entrance criteria for Milestone B |
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Tech Maturity
Requirements
Funding |
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| List 1 entrance criteria for Milestone C |
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| Acceptable performance in DT&E/OA |
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Preliminary Design Review
Ensures that the design traces back to the requirement that it will fulfill your requirements |
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| System/Subsystem Model or Prototype Demonstrated in a relevant environment |
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| How does a system become a Program of Record (POR) |
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| By successfully achieving a MS B decision. |
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| What happens after the successful completion of the Post- Critical Design Review Assessment? |
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| ends ISD and continues into the System Capability and Manufacturing Process Demonstration |
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| Integrated System Design: an effort intended to define system and system of systems functionality and interfaces. complete HW & SW detailed design, and reduce system-level risk |
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| What is the purpose of the System Capability and Manufacturing Process Demonstration? |
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| Demonstrate the ability of the system to operate in a useful way & that production can be supported by demonstrated manufacturing process |
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| The MDA makes the decision to commit the DoD to production at what Milestone? |
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