Guidance & Tools

This page provides links to guidance and tools related to defense acquisition including DoD and Service systems engineering policies, digital engineering, modeling and simulation, program protection and system security engineering, and system safety.

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• Defense Acquisition
  • Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG): PDF (Complete Guidebook | Individual Chapters) | HTML
  • Acquisition Strategy Outline, Version 1.0
    April 20, 2011
  • Life-Cycle Sustainment Plan Outline, Version 1.0
    August 10, 2011
  • Guidebook for Acquiring Engineering Technical Services: Best Practices and Lessons Learned, Version 1.0.
    July 2016
• Systems Engineering
  • Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Chapter 4, Systems Engineering: PDF | HTML | Overview Brief
    May 8, 2013
  • Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) Outline, Version 2.0
    June 2, 2015
  • SEP Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    
  • Department of Defense Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Guide for Defense Acquisition Programs
    January 2017
  • Department of Defense Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Cost Rationale Report Manual (RAM-C Report Manual)
    June 1, 2009  
  • Acquisition Program Technical Certifications Summary, Version 1.0
    May 2013
  • Systems Engineering Technical Review (SETR) Checklists: See IEEE 15288.2
    February 2016

    The SETR Checklists have been superseded by IEEE 15288.2, “IEEE Standard for Technical Reviews and Audits on Defense Programs.” DoD has adopted the standard, but use of the standard is optional, not mandatory. The standard is available at no charge to DoD military and civilian employees through the Defense Logistics Agency ASSIST database (instructions for access). A forthcoming revision to Chapter 4 of the Defense Acquisition Guidebook will refer to the IEEE standard rather than to the SETR Checklists.

  • Defense Acquisition Program Support (DAPS) Methodology, Version 2.0, Change 3
    January 9, 2009
  • Interactions Among the Warfighter, Science & Technology, and Acquisition Communities
    November 2015
  • Systems Engineering During the Materiel Solution Analysis and Technology Development Phases
    September 2009
  • Materiel Development Decision (MDD) Development Planning Templates, Version 1
    December 2011
  • DoD Open Systems Architecture Contract Guidebook for Program Managers, Version 1.1
    June 2013
  • Integrated Master Plan / Integrated Master Schedule Preparation and Use Guide, Version 0.9
    October 21, 2005
  • Guide for Integrating Systems Engineering into DoD Acquisition Contracts, Version 1.0 [PDF, 872KB]
    December 11, 2006
  • SE Working Integrated Product Team (WIPT) Generic Charter Template
  • Systems Engineering Guide for Systems of Systems, Version 1.0
    August 2008
  • DoD Integrated Product and Process Development Handbook
    August 1998
• Digital Engineering
  • Systems Engineering Digital Engineering Fundamentals
    March 2016
• Other Systems Engineering Resources
  • SD-22 – Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS): A Guidebook of Best Practices for Implementing a Robust DMSMS Management Program
    January 2016
    
  • PAM 70-3 Army Acquisition Procedures
    March 11, 2014
  • NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 7123.1B, NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirements
    April 18, 2013
• Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
  • DoD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Glossary
  • DoD Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) Recommended Practices Guide (2011)
  • MIL-STD 3022, Documentation of Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) for Models and Simulations , with Change 1
    April 5, 2012
  • Systems Engineering Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MS&A) Fundamentals
    March 2014
• Program Protection and System Security Engineering
  • Program Protection Plan Outline & Guidance, Version 1 - Word | PDF
    July 2011
  • Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Chapter 7, Acquiring Information Technology | PDF Version
  • DAG Chapter 13, Program Protection | PDF Version
  • Software Assurance Countermeasures in Program Protection Planning
    March 2014
  • Trusted Systems and Networks (TSN) Analysis
    June 2014
  • Engineering for System Assurance, Version 1.0
    October 2008
  • MIL-HDBK-1785, System Security Engineering Program Management Requirements
    August 1, 1995; Validated April 22, 2014
  • Department of Defense Manual 5200.01, DoD Information Security Program
    February 24, 2012
    
    • Volume 1: OVERVIEW, CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
    • Volume 2: MARKING OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
    • Volume 3: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
    • Volume 4: CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION (CUI)
• System Safety
  • Department of Defense (DoD) Manual 5000.69, Joint Services Weapon Safety Review (JSWSR) Process
    July 30, 2014
  • Preparation Guide for the Joint Services Weapon Safety Review Safety Data Package, Version 1.1
    June 2014
  • Joint Software Systems Safety Engineering Handbook, Version 1.0
    August 27, 2010