ACQUIPEDIA/program management
Acquisition programs may be assigned an acquisition category. The acquisition category informs…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
The management framework for defense systems acquisition is also commonly referred to as the…
General Policy for Acquisition PlanningThe FAR requires agencies to perform acquisition planning…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
DoDD 5000.01 - The Defense Acquisition System
To maximize competition, innovation, and…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
The Acquisition Strategy required by Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 5000.74 describes the…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
Actual cost experience on prototype units, early engineering development hardware and early…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
The actual cost of work performed, or ACWP, is the cost actually incurred and recorded in…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
The American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) defines seven fundamental processes in the realm…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
According to Logistics Engineering and Management, Sixth Edition, by Benjamin S. Blanchard, ADT “…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
An alternative option for DoD acquisition programs to utilize when completing production efforts…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The DoD Analysis of Alternatives Cost Estimating Handbook establishes the fundamental concepts and…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Background
Application of the ASOE Model requires a common understanding of the following key…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
The Agile Manifesto
Developed by the Agile Alliance, the manifesto outlines four tenets and twelve…
ACQUIPEDIA/engineering and technical management
Airworthiness technical requirements and design considerations:
The complete set of Joint Service…
ACQUIPEDIA/engineering and technical management
An allocated baseline is a snap shot of the item performance specifications, internal interfaces…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The apportionment process begins when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) apportions budget…
ACQUIPEDIA/engineering and technical management
The Alternative Systems Review (ASR) should be conducted typically after the completion of the…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The analogy method compares a new or proposed system with one analogous (i.e., similar) system,…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
AoA Elements:
AoA Study Guidance - For potential and designated ACAT I programs, the Director for…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The concept of Federal Appropriations law is framed by three major fiscal limitations: purpose,…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The primary purposes of the apportionment process are to (1) achieve the most effective and…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
To execute an acquisition program, budget authority provided by Congress is needed in order to…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
Appropriations are required by the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9 which states:
"No…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
Each appropriation category has three distinct periods during its lifecycle: current period,…
Prior to the 1940s, most architect and engineering services required by the Government were…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
DoDAF Architecture Development 6-Step process .
Step 1: Determine Intended Use of Architecture…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
Procedural Requirements:
Offeror must assert prior to contract award. Obligation to assert prior…
Acquisition Oversight
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Department of Defense…
The Authorities of the Property Administrator
FAR part 45 (Government Property) and FAR 52.245-1 (…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The second step in the Congressional Enactment process – authorization – is a creation of Congress…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
The DoD ATS Selection Guide provides amplifying information regarding Automatic Test Systems (ATS…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
This schedule metric is a measure of schedule task throughput. It compares the cumulative number…
The Berry Amendment restricts purchase of the following articles or items, unless items have been…
For a visual depiction of the narrative below, please click on the link “Best Value Continuum”…
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Background
Best value is often discussed in the context of both defense acquisition and product…
ACQUIPEDIA/engineering and technical management
To meet the statutory requirements of 10 U.S.C. 4171, the Director, DOT&E analyzes the results…