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Acquisition Category (ACAT)
Categories established to facilitate decentralized decision making and execution and compliance with statutorily imposed requirements. The categories determine ...
6/23/2016 169,806


Acquisition Life Cycle
The life of an acquisition program consists of phases, each preceded by a milestone or decision point, during which a system goes through research, development,...
4/1/2016 56,873


Acquisition Strategy (AS)
Acquisition Strategy (AS) Describes the Program Manger’s plan to achieve program execution and programmatic goals across the entire program life cycle. Summar...
11/5/2015 83,342


Actual Cost of Work Performed (ACWP)
The Actual Cost of Work Performanced (ACWP) are the costs actually incurred and recorded in the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) for accomplishing the work...
8/5/2016 27,245


Additive Manufacturing (AM)
Additive manufacturing is a process of joining materials together, usually in a layering process, to form an object. While AM is sometimes referred to as “3D pr...
5/5/2016 955


Affordability Assessment
A program is defined to be affordable if the aggregation of the annual cost estimates of the program elements (e.g., RDT&E, production, O&M, MILPERS, and MILCON...
5/31/2016 11,929


Affordable System Operational Effectiveness (ASOE) Model
Affordability : A determination that the Life Cycle Cost of an acquisition program is in consonance with the long-range investment and force structure plans...
6/30/2016 502


Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)
The AoA assesses potential materiel solutions to mitigate the capability gaps documented in the validated Initial Capabilities Document (ICD). The AoA focuses o...
7/20/2016 110,274


Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) Final Report
From DoDI 5000.02 Enclosure 9. Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) Final Report The final AoA will be provided to the DCAPE not later than 60 calendar days prior...
1/20/2016 12,757


Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) Plan
For ACAT I and IA programs, the AoA Plan is developed from the AoA Guidance approved by the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) at the Materiel Development Decis...
7/20/2016 15,260