DoD Instruction 5000.02

	Department of Defense Instruction	Number 5000.02 December 8, 2008

SUBJECT: Operation of the Defense Acquisition System

References: See Enclosure 1

1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:

1. Reissues Reference (a) to implement DoD Directive 5000.01 (Reference (b)), the guidelines of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-11 (Reference (c)), and the various laws, policy, and regulations listed in Enclosure 1 of this issuance.
2. Establishes a simplified and flexible management framework for translating capability needs and technology opportunities, based on approved capability needs, into stable, affordable, and well-managed acquisition programs that include weapon systems, services, and automated information systems (AISs).
3. Consistent with statutory requirements and Reference (b), authorizes Milestone Decision Authorities (MDAs) to tailor the regulatory information requirements and acquisition process procedures in this Instruction to achieve cost, schedule, and performance goals.

2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. This Instruction applies to:

1. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").
2. All defense technology projects and acquisition programs, including acquisitions of services. Some requirements, where stated, apply only to Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) or Major Automated Information System (MAIS) programs.
3. Highly sensitive classified, cryptologic, and intelligence projects and programs shall follow this Instruction and Reference (b) to the extent practicable.
4. Joint Department of Defense and Director of National Intelligence oversight of wholly and majority National Intelligence Program-funded acquisition programs shall be conducted in accordance with Intelligence Community Policy Guidance 105.1 (Reference (d)), and the Memorandum of Agreement between the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense concerning the Management of Acquisition Programs Executed at the Department of Defense Intelligence Community Elements (Reference (e)).

3. RESPONSIBILITIES

1. MDAs shall establish mandatory procedures for assigned programs. These procedures shall not exceed the requirements for MDAPs and MAIS and other acquisition programs established in this Instruction or in Reference (b).
2. The Heads of the DoD Components shall keep the issuance of any directives, instructions, policy memorandums, or regulations necessary to implement the mandatory procedures contained in this Instruction and Reference (b) to a minimum. Waivers or requests for exceptions to the provisions of this Instruction shall be submitted to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration (ASD(NII)), or the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), as appropriate, via the Component Acquisition Executive (CAE). Statutory requirements cannot be waived unless the statute specifically provides for waiver of the stated requirements.

4. PROCEDURES. See Enclosure 2. Additionally, Enclosure 3 of this issuance provides a summary of acquisition category (ACAT) program levels and the decision authority for each ACAT. Tables in Enclosure 4 identify statutory and regulatory information requirements for all milestones and phases, Earned Value Management (EVM) implementation policy, the statutory and regulatory policy for Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), and program categories with unique decision forums or policies. Enclosure 5 identifies the specific statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to information technology (IT) programs, including National Security Systems (NSS). Enclosure 6 details specific test and evaluation (T&E) procedures. Enclosure 7 provides detailed policy for resource estimation. The policy for Human Systems Integration (HSI) is in Enclosure 8; and policy applicable to the acquisition of services is in Enclosure 9. Enclosure 10 summarizes the administrative and international policy applicable to all acquisition programs. Enclosure 11 provides specific policy applicable to Defense Business Systems, and Enclosure 12 provides policy for Systems Engineering.

5. RELEASABILITY. UNLIMITED. This Instruction is approved for public release. Copies may be obtained through the Internet from the DoD Issuances Web Site at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.

6. EFFECTIVE DATE This Instruction is effective immediately.

Enclosures:

1. References
2. Procedures
3. Acquisition Category (ACAT) and Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)
4. Statutory and Regulatory Information and Milestone Requirements
5. IT Considerations
6. Integrated T&E
7. Resource Estimation
8. Human Systems Integration
9. Acquisition of Services
10. Program Management
11. Management of Defense Business Systems
12. Systems Engineering

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