DEFENSE ACQUISITION GUIDEBOOK
DoD Instruction 5000.02
Enclosure 2 -- Procedures
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1. Defense Acquisition Management System
a. Figure 1 depicts the Defense Acquisition Management System.
Figure 1. The Defense Acquisition Management System.
b. Consistent with this Instruction and Reference (b), the Program Manager (PM) and the MDA shall exercise discretion and prudent business judgment to structure a tailored, responsive, and innovative program.
c. Following the Materiel Development Decision, the MDA may authorize entry into the acquisition management system at any point consistent with phase-specific entrance criteria and statutory requirements. Progress through the acquisition management system depends on obtaining sufficient knowledge to continue to the next phase of development.
d. The tables in Enclosure 4 identify the statutory and regulatory information requirements for each milestone and decision point. Additional non-mandatory guidance on best practices, lessons learned, and expectations is available in the Defense Acquisition Guidebook (Reference (f)).
e. Procedures associated with Acquisitions of Services and with Defense Business Systems are described in Enclosures 9 and 11, respectively.
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