MAPP - Master Acquisition Program Plan - dates back to the acquisition reform movement of the mid-1990s. It was a database designed to consolidate more than 100 programmatic plans used throughout the defense acquisition process, with substantial weight given to the logistics elements. The database incorporated both government and contractor planning data. The goal of MAPP was to improve the planning process through enhanced communication, more efficient use of resources, and reduced cycle time.
The MAPP User's Handbook is labeled as a "Joint Government - Industry Performance Specification." The acronym MAPP describes the Navy version. The Air Force version was the Single Acquisition Management Plan (SAMP); the Army version was the Modified Integrated Program Summary (MIPS). An initiative called "MAPP 2000" was briefed to roll out a new and improved version of the software. NAVSEA 0422 was the point of contact. A copy of the MAPP 2000 presentation is appended to this copy of the Handbook.
Searching via Google reveals no information as to why or when this tool was discontinued. Despite the supposedly universal use of MAPP in defense acquisition, the only project connected with MAPP found on Google is the AN/UYK-70(V) Advanced Display System, the Navy's Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) display and processor systems for tactical and Command, Control, Communications, Computers Intelligence (C4I) applications for target acquisition and tracking, weapons control. theater air defense. anti-submarine warfare, battle-group communication and airborne surveillance and control.
