1.3 Acquisition Strategy Deveopment Flashcards

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Six Tenets of the Defense Acquisition System

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  1. Simplified Acquisition Policy
  2. Tailor Acquisition Approach
  3. Empower Program Manager
  4. Data Driven Analysis
  5. Active Risk Management
  6. Emphasize Sustainment
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Six Adaptive Acquisition Pathways

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Urgent Operational Needs - DoDI 5000.81

Middle Tier of Acquisition - DoDI 5000.80

Major Capabilities Acquisition - DoDI 5000.85

Software Acquisition Pathway - DoDI 5000.87

Defense Business Systems - DoDI 5000.75

Acquisition of Service - DoDI 5000.74

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Software Acquisition Pathway: Phases

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Planning Phase

Execution Phase

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Software Acquisition Pathway: Planning Phase

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Focuses on understanding the users’ and systems’ needs and planning the approach to deliver capabilities to meet those needs

Key Artifacts:
- Capability Needs Statement (CNS)
- User Agreement
- Program Strategies
- Cost Estimate

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Software Acquisition Pathway: Execution Phase

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Continuous improvement of designs, services, strategies, processes, and capability deliveries to maximize mission impact.

Product Roadmap:
- Develop summary of planned releases over time
- Create backlogs

Active User Engagements

Develop and Deliver Software
- small frequent releases
- MVP and Minimal Viable Capability Release (MVCR) within a year
- Enterprise Services and DEVSECOPS pipeline

Track metrics; assess value to users

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Types of contracts (from greatest Gov risk to least)

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Cost + Fixed Fee (Most Gov Risk)
Cost + Incentive Fee
Cost + Award Fee
Fixed Price Incentive Fee
Fixed Price Award Fee
Firm Fixed Price (Least Gov Risk)

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