Materiel Solutions
Acquisition Strategies
Chain of Command
Defense Acquisition Mgmt System
"Rapid" Acquisition Programs
100
Potentially the least expensive and fastest way to fill a materiel need, this solution requires modifying these.
What are commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or government off-the-shelf (GOTS) products?
100
Acquisition strategies are the framework for planning, directing and managing an acquisition program to satisfy an approved materiel requirement. They are driven by which of the following: calendar, needs or events?
What are events?
100
The senior procurement executive, also called the defense acquisition executive (DAE).
What is the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L))? The DAE is the principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to material acquisition.
100
For entry into the Defense Acquisition System, the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System must identify one of these.
What is a capability gap? An initial capabilities document (ICD) describes this gap, summarizes the results of the JCIDS assessment, and makes a case for a materiel solution.
100
A timely and evolvable rapid solution the meets or exceeds minimum DOTMLPF issues, focused on a specific unit or theater's needs.
What is equipping?
200
A disadvantage of this solution is costs are born by one service component.
What is single-component unique development?
200
This strategy delivers capabilities in increments, each of which is a militarily useful and supportable operational capability.
What is evolutionary acquisition? DODs preferred strategy for rapid acquisition of mature technology for the user.
200
The acquisition executive (AAE) for the Army who is responsible for administering acquisition programs according to DOD policy.
What is the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (ASA[ALT])?
200
The Pre-Systems Acquisition Activity is made up of these two phases.
What is the Materiel Solution Analysis phase and the Technology Development phase? Entry into the Defense Acquisition System does NOT mean a new acquisition program has been initiated.
200
A complete and detailed DOTMLPF approach focused on a general solution for the entire Army.
What is the fielding?
300
This materiel solution could be most impacted by politics.
What is cooperative material development with one or more allies?
300
This strategy delivers the full capability to the user at one time.
What is single-step acquisition? Single-step acquisition spans concepts to fielded systems in a “single- step” (procurement, no R&D). The required capabilities are known and the technology is available to fulfill them.
300
All Army Acquisition programs are managed by one of these.
What is program/project/product manager (PM)?
300
This milestone is normally the initiation of an acquisition program, and authorizes entry into the Systems Acquisition Activity.
What is Milestone B?
300
This initiative provides off-the-shelf technology and equipment items to Soldiers to enhance their survivability, lethality, and mobility.
What is the Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI)? Other programs are: Rapid Equipping Force (REF) - quickly assesses operational commander's needs and fills those needs by providing GOTS and COTS items that reduce risks to Soldiers and helps increase their effectiveness. Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP) - identifies and evaluates commercially available items that can be adopted and provided to Soldiers in three years or less.
400
Two things the Army tries to reduce when fielding new systems.
What is cost and time?
400
This strategy recognizes the need for future capability improvements.
What is an acquisition category (ACAT)? The lower the ACAT number, the higher the priority/level of oversight.
400
This act provided the Acquisition Authority Chain of Command and established the service acquisition corps.
What is the Goldwater-Nichols Act?
400
The Production and Deployment phase is marked by these two sub-phases.
What is low rate initial production (LRIP) and full rate production (FRP)? LRIP is designed to produce some minimum "production run" equipment quantities necessary fro initial operational testing (IOT) by real soldiers. FRP delivers the fully funded quantity of systems and supporting materiel to the users.
400
The process that identifies non-program of record, nonstandard systems or pieces of equipment to be rapidly transitioned into an acquisition program.
What is Capabilities Development for Rapid Transition (CDRT)?
500
What agency controls modification of existing government systems?
What is Army Materiel Command?
500
COST is the primary determinant of acquisition category, but ACAT may also be influenced by one of three items.
What is political visibility, sensitivity, or priority?
500
At this milestone in the Defense Acquisition Management System, a program manager appointed.
What is milestone B?
500
This phase of the Defense Acquisition System is often the longest and most costly.
What is Operations and Support phase (or what is Sustainment)? It includes all elements necessary to maintain the readiness and operational capability of deployed systems.
500
A request for validation/authorization and sourcing of a perceived requirement to be acted upon, positively or negatively, quickly.
What is an Operational Needs Statement (ONS)? The ONS is used to make changes to MTOE equipment levels and request non-MTOE equipment.
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