Published By THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION) ACQUISITION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
While the Guidebook does not introduce new or additional mandatory policy, the dynamic nature of the Capabilities Development Process demands continuous communication between all participants. As the Capabilities Development and Acquisition Management Processes mature, policy changes may affect acquisition strategies and timelines. Timely assessment of the change, coupled with the appropriate acquisition strategy adjustment, may be vital to the preservation of an acquisition timeline. While this guidebook references DoDI 5000.02 of 8 Dec 08 and some of its paragraphs, the acquisition decision point and phase names of DoDI 5000.2 of 12 May 03 have been retained to be consistent with SECNAVINST 5000.2D, but will be updated in the next version of SECNAVINST 5000.2 and its companion guidebook.
