[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2, Parts 191 to 399]
[Revised as of July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR384.2]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 384--UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION AND TECHNOLOGY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 384.2  Definition.

    Department of Defense Acquisition System. A single, uniform system 
whereby all equipment, facilities, and services are planned, designed, 
developed, acquired, maintained, and disposed of within the Department 
of Defense. The system encompasses establishing and enforcing policies 
and practices that govern acquisitions, to include documenting mission 
needs and establishing performance goals and baselines; determining and 
prioritizing resource requirements for acquisition programs; planning 
and executing acquisition programs; directing and controlling the 
acquisition review process; developing and assessing logistics 
implications; contracting; monitoring the execution status of approved 
programs; and reporting to Congress.