234.003 Responsibilities.
234.004 Acquisition strategy.
234.003 Responsibilities.
DoDD 5000.1, The Defense Acquisition System, and DoDI 5000.2, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, contain the DoD implementation of OMB Circular A-109 and OMB Circular A-11.
234.004 Acquisition strategy.
(1) See 209.570 for policy applicable to
acquisition strategies that consider the use of lead system integrators.
(2) In accordance with Section 818 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub. L. 109-364), for major
defense acquisition programs as defined in 10 U.S.C. 2430—
(i)
The Milestone Decision Authority shall select, with the advice of the
contracting officer, the contract type for a development program at the time of
Milestone B approval or, in the case of a space program,
(ii)
The basis for the contract type selection shall be documented in the
acquisition strategy. The documentation—
(A)
Shall include an explanation of the level of program risk; and
(B)
If program risk is determined to be high, shall outline the steps taken
to reduce program risk and the reasons for proceeding with Milestone B approval
despite the high level of program risk; and
(iii)
If a cost-type contract is selected, the contract file shall include the
Milestone Decision Authority’s written determination that—
(A)
The program is so complex and technically challenging that it would not
be practicable to reduce program risk to a level that would permit the use of a
fixed-price type contract; and
(B)
The complexity and technical challenge of the program is not the result
of a failure to meet the requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2366a.