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The parametric, or statistical, method uses regression analysis of a database of two or more…
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Parts are the building blocks from which systems are created and, as such, greatly impact hardware…
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A significant factor in the Government’s selection of contractors is the contractors’ history of…
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The expectation of a peer review is that the quality of work can be validated or improved by…
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Overview:
Performance attributes (i.e., KPPs, KSAs, and APAs) are critical in the development of…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
In light of the August 21, 2014 memorandum entitled "Actions to Improve Department of Defense…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
To leverage PBL’s proven ability to deliver needed reliability and availability to DoD customers…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
PBL is synonymous with performance-based life cycle product support, where outcomes are acquired…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
The Basics
One of the ten tenets of a PBL Product Support Arrangements (PSA) outlined in the DoD…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
PBL DefinitionPBL is synonymous with performance-based life cycle product support, where outcomes…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Starting Early
PBL metrics for support should be identified early in strategy development,…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Starting with Warfighter Requirements...
Like all sustainment metrics, PBL metrics start with…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Metrics – Techniques & Tools for Optimizing Operating & Support (O&S) Cost & System Readiness
Like all sustainment metrics, PBL Metrics start with Warfighter requirements set by the…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
PBL is a weapon system product support strategy addressed in Title 10 USC 4324, Life-cycle…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
The Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) is fundamental to Earned Value Management (EVM). The…
ACQUIPEDIA/contracting
A. Historical Perspective: Contract Suitability for PBPs
PBPs are the preferred Government…
ACQUIPEDIA/contracting
An employer/employee relationship under a service contract occurs when, as a result of the…
ACQUIPEDIA/engineering and technical management
In performance based acquisition environment, the PCA addresses the accuracy of the documentation…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
Planning packages (PPs) are best explained by understanding their relationship with the…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process is the Department of Defense (…
ACQUIPEDIA/contracting
When doing work (providing goods and services) for the Federal Government under a contract the…
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Background
PPSS is a key software support concept that includes the activities necessary to ensure…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Prepositioning Provides Flexibility for Initial Phases of an Operation
Prepositioned War Reserve…
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FAR 1.102 (d) states: “The role of each member of the Acquisition Team is to exercise personal…
ACQUIPEDIA/contracting
Prior to awarding a contract, the contracting officer must make an affirmative statement of…
ACQUIPEDIA/engineering and technical management
A multi-disciplined technical review, conducted at both system-level and component-level, ensures…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
As required by law (U.S. Code, Title 31, Section 1105), the President shall submit to Congress –…
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FAR 15.404-1(a)(1) requires the contracting officer determine that the price to be paid is fair…
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PICA/SICA Assignment
Nonconsumable items entering the DoD inventory are assigned to a single…
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The PGI is the result of the DFARS Transformation chartered by the Under Secretary of Defense for…
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Government business must be conducted in a manner above reproach. The general rule is to strictly…
ACQUIPEDIA/contracting
Procurement Fraud is any methodology or plan designed to defraud a buying activity, or degrade the…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
Procurement appropriations are used to finance non-construction-related investment items. This…
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Procurement Lead Time is a term sometimes used interchangeably with the terms Procurement Action…
ACQUIPEDIA/contracting
A PSC is a four-digit code that describes a product, service, or research and development (R&D…
ACQUIPEDIA/engineering and technical management
The product baseline is a snap shot of the item detail specifications and TDPs. It is the bottom…