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Acquisition of Services (AoS)
Title 10 Changes Summary Table
Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP)
Defense Business Systems (DBS)
Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP)

Urgent Capability Acquisition (UCA)

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Urgent Capability Acquisition (UCA)

INFORMATION REQUIREMENT

PROGRAM TYPE1

DECISION EVENT

SOURCE

TYPE

ACAT

DEVELOPMENT

PRODUCTION

OTHER

II

≤ III

Assessment Approach

ACAT II (Major Systems)

ACAT III and below

Development Milestone

Production Milestone

 

Section 4172 of Title 10 U.S.C. {formerly 2366} (see DoDI 5000.02); Section 4171 of Title 10 U.S.C. {formerly 2399} (see DoDI 5000.02)

Statutory

Course of Action Analysis

ACAT II (Major Systems)

ACAT III and below

Development Milestone

 

 

Meets the assessment requirements of Subtitle III of Title 40, U.S.C. 

Statutory

Disposition Authority's Report to the DoD Component Head

ACAT II (Major Systems)

ACAT III and below

 

 

Other - an event other than the events listed above

Para. 4.5.e. of DoDI 5000.81

Regulatory

Rapid Acquisition Authority (RAA) Recommendation

ACAT II (Major Systems)

ACAT III and below

 

 

Other - an event other than the events listed above

​Section 806(c) of Public Law (PL) 107-314

Statutory

Table Notes:

  1. A dot (●) in a cell indicates the specific applicability of the requirement to the life-cycle event
  2. Documentation required for the identified events will be submitted no later than 45 calendar days before the planned review.