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Three processes cooperate to deliver capabilities needed by warfighters: the requirements process (JCIDS); the acquisition process (DAS); and the program and budget development process (PPBE). Includes links to DoD and Service policies, guidance, tools, and resources:
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Best practices for CCMD managing service requirements for joint function 10/26/2016 4:44:00 PMQuestion: Do you have any best practices for functional combatant command to gather, prioritize, legitimize, and levy requirements from service component operations to various SPOs? Answer:To respond soonest to your Ask A Professor question, I inquired with fellow colleagues as well as the Joint Sta...(More)
Concept of Operations document9/13/2016 3:22:00 PMQuestion: Do any of the acquisition guides address the composing of a Concept of Operations (CONOPs) for a system in development, and give guidance on how and who would write a CONOPs? Answer:A Concept of Operations or CONOPS, is a verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses w...(More)
DoDI 5000.74 Service Requirements Review Board7/12/2016 3:34:00 PMQuestion: How would you recommend addressing this? Would you recommend reading it as "other requirements of the Navy" and site the Navy Vision and Mission? Any guidance is appreciated. Answer:Both DoDI 5000.74 and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) want the same ...(More)
Are contractors bidding on an acquisition program permitted access to the CDD?7/6/2016 2:05:00 PMQuestion: Need to know if a contractor bidding on the program is allowed access to the CDD, and if so when this is allowed. I recall hearing some time ago that this is not allowed, however I cannot find an authoritative reference on this question. Answer:The CDD is a JCIDS document, and the RFP is ...(More)
Is quantity a capability requirement?5/24/2016 5:06:00 PMQuestion: When determining capability requirements in functions and missions, how is quantity considered based on the UJTL or equivalent DoD Component task list; and, is quantity a capability requirement? Answer:Is quantity a capability requirement? No. By itself, a quantity is a number. Suffic...(More)
Training System at FOC5/5/2016 8:41:00 AMQuestion: Is the above correct? Answer:There are really two questions threaded through the Question Background. This first question comes down to whether the system meets its threshold requirements. Declaring Full Operational Capability (FOC) says the new system meets (or exceeds) its threshold requ...(More)
FOC vs Attribute development beyond threshold 5/5/2016 8:39:00 AMQuestion: What is the process to de-conflict the defined FOC with the newly identified attribute development beyond threshold? Does it require the initiation of a new document since none of the attributes identified for achieving FOC go beyond objective.? Answer:First, let’s restate the probl...(More)
Should the QASP be part of the contract4/26/2016 5:53:00 PMQuestion: Should the complete QASP be incorporated into the contract or just provided as information to the contractor but remain a Government only document? Answer:The QASP is a Government plan and generally there is no reason to make it a contractual document. The QASP is intended to be a ...(More)
Legitimacy of OSD CAPE Comments on an ICD4/14/2016 12:04:00 PMQuestion: Can you please point me to the reference so as I continue to adjudicate these comments, I can determine if CAPE should be able to comment on ICDs? Many thanks for your help! Answer:CAPE does not have formal authority to issue comments on an ICD. Their critical comments are not necessa...(More)
Mission Area ICDs4/14/2016 6:49:00 AMQuestion: Are Mission Area ICDs still good to base requirement documents on? Answer:Mission Area ICDs use what is now an obsolete format. The validity of the GIG MA ICD depends on the analysis behind that ICD. If the analysis remains sound, the ICD is still good. If the analysis is lacking, the ICD...(More)