The documents are:

• Exhibit 300 Program Baseline, including
• Attachment 1: Program Requirements
• Attachment 2: Business Case Analysis Report
• Attachment 3: Implementation Strategy and Planning

These documents are structured as an integrated set with clear progression and traceability from service-level mission need to requirements to implementation strategy to actions and work activities. Attachments to the Exhibit 300 program baseline supplement planning information and do not duplicate anything. Template instructions are comprehensive in scope to accommodate complex investment programs. They are tailored to be appropriate for each specific investment program.

download OMB A-11 Exhibit 300 template

download OMB A-11 Supplement - Capital Programming Guide

download OMB Circular A-11 Exhibit 53 template

PURPOSE

The Exhibit 300 program baseline is the agreement between the Joint Resources Council and the service organization concerning the capability and benefits a program phase will provide and the resources and schedule it will have. It contains performance measures for assessing program success and for advancing it through the lifecycle management process.

APPROVAL
The Acquisition Executive, Chief Operating Officer (ATO) or Associate Administrator (non-ATO) of the line of business with the mission need, Chief Information Officer and Chief Financial Officer approve the Exhibit 300 program baseline.

DISTRIBUTION
Send an electronic copy of the Exhibit 300 program baseline and updates to the JRC Secretariat before a decision meeting per instructions in the JRC Secretariat quick-start guide. The JRC Secretariat maintains a database of all line-of-business Exhibit 300 program baselines.

CONTENT
The Exhibit 300 instruction in OMB Circular A-11 defines the content of the Exhibit 300 program baseline. The program requirements template in FAST defines the content of attachment 1: Program Requirements. The business case analysis report template in FAST defines the content of attachment 2: Business Case Analysis Report. The implementation strategy and planning template in FAST defines the content of attachment 3: Implementation Strategy and Planning.

PURPOSE
Exhibit 300 program baseline attachment 1: Program Requirements establishes the operational framework and performance baseline for an investment program. It is the basis for evaluating the readiness of products and services of the investment program to become operational.

APPROVAL
The Vice Presidents (ATO) or Directors (non-ATO) of the service organization with the mission need and the operating service organization approve the program requirements attachment.

DISTRIBUTION
Send an electronic copy of the Program Requirements attachment and updates to the JRC Secretariat before a decision meeting per instructions in the JRC Secretariat quick-start guide. The JRC Secretariat maintains a database of all line-of-business program requirements attachments.

CONTENT
At the readiness for investment analysis decision, the program requirements attachment defines preliminary functional and performance requirements any potential solution to mission need must satisfy. At the final investment decision, the program requirements attachment defines exactly the operational concept and requirements the investment program must achieve.

The author shall use the program requirements template in FAST on the Internet at http://fast.faa.gov and shall provide information for all sections. For sections that do not apply, the author so indicates.

PURPOSE
The business case analysis report provides summary information from investment analysis not found in the main sections of the Exhibit 300 program baseline for use by the Joint Resources Council when making initial and final investment decisions.

APPROVAL

The Vice President or Director of the service organization or line of business approves the business case analysis report.

DISTRIBUTION
Send an electronic copy of the business case analysis report attachment and updates to the JRC Secretariat before a decision meeting per instructions in the JRC Secretariat quick-start guide. The JRC Secretariat maintains a database of all line-of-business business case analysis report attachments.

CONTENT
The business case analysis report synopsizes the results of investment analysis. At the initial investment decision, it describes alternatives, assumptions, and constraints, and provides full lifecycle cost estimates, benefit estimates, schedule analysis, risk analysis, and economic analysis for each alternative. At the final investment decision, it updates this information and records full lifecycle information for the alternative selected for implementation.

The author shall use the business case analysis report template in FAST on the Internet at http://fast.faa.gov and shall provide information for all sections.

PURPOSE
Implementation strategy and planning defines the overall lifecycle management strategy for an investment program and contains a network of detailed actions and activities the service organization will undertake to implement the phase of the program approved by the Joint Resources Council. Planning in the attachment encompasses and integrates all aspects of program implementation. This may include acquisition of systems and equipment, construction or modification of facilities and the physical infrastructure, functional integration within the enterprise architecture, and procurement of services. The attachment also integrates activity in diverse functional disciplines supporting the program such as systems engineering, contracting, system safety management, logistics support, test and evaluation, security, configuration management, human integration, quality assurance, post implementation review, and operational analysis. The attachment is reviewed annually and updated as needed throughout solution implementation and in-service management.

APPROVAL
The Vice Presidents (ATO) or Directors (non-ATO) of the service organization with the need and the operating service organization approve the implementation strategy and planning attachment. Approval occurs before the final investment decision after completion of detailed program planning. The Director, Independent Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), approves the test section for those programs designated for IOT&E. The planning attachment is reviewed annually and updated as needed or when a rebaseline decision is requested for the Exhibit 300 program baseline.

DISTRIBUTION
Send an electronic copy of the implementation strategy and planning attachment and updates to the JRC Secretariat before a decision meeting per instructions in the JRC Secretariat quick-start guide. The JRC Secretariat maintains a database of all line-of-business implementation strategy and planning attachments.

CONTENT
The implementation strategy and planning attachment supplements information in the Exhibit 300 program baseline. Part 1 defines the lifecycle management strategy for the overall investment program. Part 2 is a network of actions and activities that will be undertaken to execute the phase of the program approved for implementation by the Joint Resources Council.

The author shall use the implementation strategy and planning template in FAST on the Internet at http://fast.faa.gov when preparing the attachment and shall provide information for all sections. For any sections covered in the main sections of the Exhibit 300 program baseline, the author references the specific Exhibit 300 section number and title. For sections that do not apply to the investment program, the author so indicates.