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Appendix A Adaptive Acquisition Framework
Tenets of the Defense Acquisition System
DoDD 5000.01: The Defense Acquisition System DoDI 5000.02: Operation of the Acquisition Framework
1. Simplify Acquisition Policy 2. Tailor Acquisition Approaches 3. Empower Program Managers
4. Conduct Data Driven Analysis 5. Actively Manage Risk 6. Emphasize Sustainment
Pre-Development Development
Production & Deployment
DD
Urgent Capability Acquisition
OD
< 2 years
Rapid Fielding <_ 5 years
Middle Tier of Acquisition
OD
Rapid Prototyping
<_ 5 years
MS B
MS C
IOC FOC
MS A
MDD
Major Capability Acquisition
Materiel Solutions Analysis
Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction
Engineering and Manufacturing Development
Production and Deployment
0
1
Execution Phase
Software Acquisition
Planning Phase
I 1
I 2...
I n
I n
I n
MVP
MVCR
R n
< 1 year
ATP
ATP
ATP
ATP
Defense Business Systems
Functional Requirements and Acquisition Planning
Aquisition, Testing, and Deployment
Capability Need Identification
Solution Analysis
Capability Support
Business Capability Acquisition Cycle
PLAN
DEVELOP
EXECUTE
3 Perform Market Research
4 Define Require- ments
5 Develop Acquisition Strategy
6 Execute Strategy
7 Manage Performance
1 Form the Team
2 Review Current Strategy
Acquisition of Services
Legend:
ATP: Authority to Proceed I: Iteration MS: Milestone OD: Outcome Determination
DD: Disposition Decision IOC: Initial Operational Capability MVCR: Minimum Viable Capability Release R: Release
FOC: Full Operational Capability MDD: Materiel Development Decision MVP: Minimum Viable Product
December 2019
Note. Adapted from Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (DoD, 2022), by DoD, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/ Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/500002p.pdf.
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