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Acquisition Process
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:
Policy
Encyclopedic source of acquisition policy that follows a hierarchy of policy issuance (i.e., executive, legislative, federal, etc.) and filtered according to organization, career field, and special topics.
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Links to communities of practice and special interest areas, the latest contribution and discussion posts for open ACC communities, community highlights, and links to related communities.
Training andContinuous Learning
Information on training and continuous learning that supports DoD acquisition, information that helps manage professional training portfolios, and information on training available from DAU and DoD and Services activities.
Industry
Information on DoD industry partners that helps the participation and execution of DoD processes; including industry support pages, news, information, and links to private sector acquisition contractors.
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AT&L Knowledge Management Systems (AKMS) applications.
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Functional Gateways
Sixteen functional knowledge gateways, one for each of the defense acquisition career fields.
Special Topics
Links to gateways about important topics outside the general portals and beyond the standard career fields:
Life of Type Buy Instructions10/28/2016 10:30:00 AMQuestion: Where am I able to find updated LoTB instructions for this obsolescence piece part buy that will support the current WRA until the revised version is deployed? Answer:There are two documents which may prove valuable in dealing with the DMSMS/Obsolesence issue in a program office. Bec...(More)
PLISN shareing10/25/2016 2:15:00 PMQuestion: Can a PLISN have two or more NHAs listed on the C card at line 13 with the 036 showing two or more C cards? and why. Answer: There should be a unique PLISN and then use the NHA PLISN to cover any identical items. Refer to GEIA-STD-0007 and GEIA-HB-0007 (both available commercially) ...(More)
Aging and Surveillance Responsibility10/24/2016 2:49:00 PMQuestion: From a regulatory perspective, who (SPO, Supply Chain, etc) is responsible for and what color of money is to be used to support the Aging and Surveillance program? Please provide regulation references. Answer:The appropriate funding source for aging and surveillance operations is operatio...(More)
Acquistion Advise Codes10/17/2016 2:37:00 PMQuestion: Where are the Acquisition Advise Codes listed? Specifically code Z. Answer:See listing at http://miscpartsmanuals1.tpub.com/SB-740-91-01/SB-740-91-010385.htm....(More)
Lease of Equipment10/13/2016 2:09:00 PMQuestion: Is there any type of legal mechanism for the transfer of the systems to include training until the lease or LOA is approved? Answer:The question and question background indicate that a DoD FMS lease of three (3) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) is in process but will take some time to complet...(More)
Form 1149 vs. DD-25010/11/2016 2:25:00 PMQuestion: What is the variation in use? Does a form 1149 satisfy the requirements of a DD-250? Specifically in the validation of configuration and conformatiy. Answer:The variation in use of DD Form 1149, Requistion and Invoice Shipping Document Document is 1149C, January 2016, which can be downloa...(More)
Is the April 2016 DD1692 ECP Form supposed to be split into 8 different files?10/11/2016 11:56:00 AMQuestion: Was the intent for the April 2016 iteration of the DD1692 ECP form to be 8 separate files? Our PM has directed us to use the April 2016 ECP form for all changes starting in November and the only version of the form that I can find is split up. For comparison the May 2015 DD1692 is multip...(More)
Ordering from a PICA10/11/2016 11:42:00 AMQuestion: Are DoD agencies (including all branches of the military) required to make purchases of an NSN through the NSN's assigned PICA or may the agency contract for the NSN on its own? Do any statutes exist enforcing procurement procedures? Answer: DoDM 4140.68 has a reference to transfer...(More)