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what is ACAT?

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acquisition category

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what is the ACAT based on?

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dollar amount

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what is the purpose of ACATs?

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decentralize decisions

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What was the main effect of the Goldwater-Nichols DOD Reorg Act of 1986?

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Improve ability of Armed Services to conduct joint operations

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who determines ACAT category?

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INST 5000

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What was the secondary effect of the Goldwater-Nichols DOD Reorg Act of 1986?

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Improve DOD Budget and Acquisition processes

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What are the 3 pieces of the Goldwater-Nichols Reorg Act of 1986?

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1) Increased responsibilities of Chairman Joint Chief of Staff
2) Increased authority of Combatant Commands
3) Established jointness

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What are the 4 steps of team development?

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forming, storming, norming, performing

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Define forming

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step 1 in team development. team orientation phase. why are we here, impersonal, confusion

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Define storming

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Step 2 in team development. brainstorming phase. Conflict, frustration, difficulties, feel stuck, resistance

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Define norming

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Step 3 in team development. cohesion, est procedures, issues, questions

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Define performing

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Step 4 in team development. Getting it done. effective, confident, supportive

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What are the members of the NAVWAR enterprise?

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NAVWAR HQ and subordinates, and PEOs

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what are the Echelon III activities under NAVWAR HQ?

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NIWIC-ATL, NAVWAR SPACE, NIWIC-PAC

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what is programming? what timeline?

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what is planning? what timeline?

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what is budgeting timeline?

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what are the stages of small group cohesion?

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1) forming
2) storming
3) norming
4) performing

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Which type of teams empower their team members? (effective or ineffective)

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effective

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What is a key tenet of Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD)?

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Multidisciplinary teamwork through Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)

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What is the role of an Integrated Product Team in acquisition?

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It’s a multidisciplinary group of people responsible for delivering a defined product or process. it is composed of people who plan, execute and implement life-cycle decisions for the system being acquired. It includes “empowered” representatives (incl the customer) from the functional areas involved with the product.

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Can the roles of IPT members evolve over time? Explain.

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Yes- roles of IPT members evolve over time as activities relative to a system’s acquisition change over its life-cycle.

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What are the NAVWAR commands?

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1) NIWIC-LANT
2) NIWIC-PAC
3) SPACE FIELD ACTVY
4) PEOs (a) C4I (b) Digital (c) MLB

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What is the NAVWAR mission, what does it do?

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Provide R&D, SysEngr, T&E…support services to its respective PEOs during all phases of a program’s life cycle.

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What is the area of expertise for NAVWAR?
Information warfighting
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What are the key competencies of each NAVWAR Echelon III activity?
1) NIWIC-PAC - command and control (R&D, T&E, ISEA, cyber ops) 2) NIWIC-LANT - information technology (comm systems, HW, IT solutions) 3) SPACE FIELD ACTIVITY (NSFA) - lead USN participation in National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) (space-based INTEL collection)
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What are the 4 phases of the DOD financial management process?
1) Planning 2) Programming 3) Budgeting 4) Execution
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What are the two primary products of the planning phase?
1) Chairman's program recommendation (CPR) 2) Defense Planning Guidance (DPG)
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What is the purpose of the PPBE process?
To identify the fiscal needs of the services and how to allocate resources
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What is the end result of the PPBE process?
The DoD portion of the President's Budget.
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How are the PPBE and DAS (defense acq sys) processes different?
PPBE is calendar-driven, DAS is event-driven (milestones)
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How many years does the programming phase cover?
5 years out
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What year does the budgeting phase cover?
One year, the FY to be included in the President's Budget
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What are the dimensions of the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP)?
1) Major Force Program (ie Reserves) 2) Appropriation (ie RDT&E, O&M) 2) Component/Agency (ie Navy)
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What is an advantage of the FYDP Structure?
it allows users to sort and display DoD programs by resource
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What are the products/outputs of the Planning phase? Who signs it?
1) Defense Planning Guide (DPG); signed by SECDEF 2) Chairman's Program Recommendation (CPR); signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
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What are the 4 public shipyards?
1) PNSY- Portsmouth, NH 2) NNSY- Norfolk, VA 3) PSNS- Puget Sound, WA 4) PHNSY- Pearl Harbor, HI
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What are the private companies that have naval shipyards supporting USN?
1) Marinette, WI 2) Austal, AL 3) General Dynamics, CT, CA, MN 4) Huntington-Ingalls, MS, VA
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What are the obligation windows for each category of funding?
1yr- O&M 1yr- MILPERS 2yr- RTDE 3yr- Procurement 5yr- Procurement of Ships (SCN) 5yr- MILCON
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Who does the Office of Naval Research report to?
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Dev & Acquisition (ASN (RD&A))
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Do Naval Warfare Centers do work for non-Navy entities/agencies?
YES
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What is NSWC Port Hueneme Div known for?
combat systems, UNREP
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What is NSWC Dahlgren Div known for?
software
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What is NSWC Philadelphia Div known for?
Hull Mechanical & Electrical
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What is NSWC Carderock Div known for?
R&D
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What is NUWC Newport Div known for?
Early life-cycle activities (ie concepts, R&D)
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What is NUWC Keyport Div known for?
Post-production life-cycle activities (ie ISEA, Ops & Sustainment)
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Who does each warfare center division report to?
Its respective NSWC or NUWC commander.
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Who does the NSWC and NUWC report to?
NAVSEA SYSCOM
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Who do the NAVAIR warfare centers report to?
NAVAIR SYSCOM
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What is NIWIC- Atlantic known for?
IT work
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What are the SYSCOMS that have warfare centers?
NAVSEA, NAVAIR, NAVWAR (ONR acts as a SYSCOM for NRL)
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What is O - level maintenance?
Organizational- planned maintenance from planned maintenance system (PMS), limited repairs. Conducted by Ships Force, but can also be at a shipyard or RMC.
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What is I - level maintenance?
Intermediate- planned and corrective maintenance to ship's Hull, Mechanical or Electrical systems (HM&E) or weapon systems. Takes advantage of on-the-job-training of sailors ashore or civilians at an Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF). Conducted by additionally skilled workers ashore (could be sailors with NECs) using industrial plant equipment.
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What is D-level maintenance?
Depot- MAJOR industrial work requiring SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, machinery and SKILL SETS. Work is beyond the capability of an Intermediate Maint. Facility. Conducted by skilled, expert civilian and contractor personnel. ex: CNO AVAIL
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What level maintenance do the public naval shipyards perform?
Depot level
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Name the major difference between public and private shipyards.
Public shipyards are a strike-free workforce. (Yes they have unions)
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What is a ship repair facility?
A non-nuclear depot level facility
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Where are the US Naval Ship Repair Facilities located?
Ship Repair Facility (SRF) in Yokosuka, Japan Japan Regional Maintenance Center (JRMC) in Sasebo, Japan
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What is unique about the ship repair facility and RMC in Japan?
They have a Japanese workforce.
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What is the mission of Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP)?
Administer NEW construction, nuclear repair, Carrier Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) @ Newport News Shipbuilding
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What is the mission of the regional maintenance centers?
To oversee D-level performed by contractors. To provide I-level repair and training for respective workforce.
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Do RMCs perform D-level maintenance on their own?
NO. SUPSHIP provides oversight for the contractors who perform the work.
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What is the Chain of Command for public shipyards?
Direct boss is NAVSEA 04
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What is the Chain of Command for RMCs?
(NAVSEA 21) and the Commander, NRMC
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What is the role of the PPBE process?
To identify fiscal needs of the services and decide how to allocate resources.
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What is Planning in the PPBE process?
This is the strategic planning phase considering far future needs and possible gaps.
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What is the programming phase of the PPBE?
Resource allocation and program integration. Work on how to achieve the plan, conduct Analysis of Alternatives, build a business case, guidance for POM
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What is the budgeting phase of the PPBE process?
Request the budget. Congress approves on a one year basis.
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What is the execution phase of PPBE?
Operate in the real world.
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Is PPBE calendar-driven or event-driven?
Calendar driven
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is the Defense Acquisition System calendar-driven or even-driven?
event-driven.
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What is Future year Defense Program (FYDP)?
DoN database tracking the dept's resource allocations and projecting needs over a 5-yr period. Primary purpose is to track funds throughout the PPBE process.
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What are the 3 categories of the FYDP?
Shown as a cube figure: 1) Major Force Program 2) Appropriation 3) Component/Agency
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Major Force Programs (MFP) in the FYDP can be further divided into what?
Program Elements (PE). MFP is a macro-level. Resources are assigned using a PE code.
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What is the main output of the Planning phase of PPBE?
The Defense Planning Guidance document, which is signed by the SECDEF.
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Is the POM given to the SECNAV for signature a compilation of submissions from across the navy and marine corps?
Yes. All proposals are integrated into a Navy-POM which is then integrated with the USMC POM into a Dept of the Navy POM signed by the SECNAV, which then goes to the SECDEF along with other agencys' POM for signature.
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Which two phases of the PPBE process occur concurrently?
Programming and Budgeting
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Where does the budget estimate come from that is submitted (BES) to be included in the President's Budget (in the PPBE process)?
The budget request comes from the first year costs in the POM (which covers 5 years) because Congress will only approve one year at a time.
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What is the execution phase of PPBE?
Assess program of record against actual performance, make adjustments to minimize financial risk (ie reprogramming)
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What document provides basis for Congress "holding the purse strings"?
The Constitution
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What allows appropriation of money by the Federal Govt?
The Appropriations Acts
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Who gives budget authority to spend (appropriate) funds?
The House and Senate Appropriations Committee (HAC/SAC)
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Who crafts the annual National Defense AUTHORIZATION Bill?
The HASC/SASC, House/Senate Armed Services Committee
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What are the 3 major steps in the Congressional Enactment Process?
1) Budget Resolution 2) Authorization Act 3) Appropriations Act
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Is the National Defense Authorization Act a law?
YES
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How many annual Appropriations Bills are passed by Congress each FY?
12 (sometimes attempts are made to stack them so multiple are approved at once:: omnibus)
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Can you appeal to congress if all of your budget wasn't approved?
YES
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What is a Continuing Resolution?
A stopgap Appropriations Bill allowing the govt to operation for a limited time with limited funds (PREVENTS GOVT SHUTDOWN)
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What are some caveats to a CR?
NO NEW PROGRAMS can start work Operate at CURRENT COST RATE
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What is an advantage of a Multiyear Procurement (MYP)?
Program stability, increases contractor productivity
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What is the Acquisition Program Baseline?
From DODI 5000, requires all acq programs to establish an threshold and objective for cost, schedule and performance. This is established at program initiation. It is an agreement btw the MDA and PM.
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Are tradeoffs permitted in a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process?
NO- The best value to the gov is the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest cost/price.
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Who communicates with the offeror in a source selection process?
The Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO, KO)
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What is the meaning of Best Value in source selection?
It is contracting by negotiation. The expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement
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What are the two types of contracting by negotiation?
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Tradeoff Process
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What is the purpose of fact-finding in a source selection process?
To prepare for pre-negotiation position.

ED Basic Class 24B-2 (3 decks)

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