RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,

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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION(RDA)
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TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Action Conditions Standard
Identify the Key Players and Elements of the
Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA)
System. Given NSD 219, DoDD 5000.1, DoD
5000.2-R, DoD Manual 5000.2-M, AR 1-1, AR 70-1,
and DA PAM 70-3. Identify the Key acquisition
terms, players, organizations and the acquisition
resource management process IAW references listed
above.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ACQUISITION

• Background
• Requirement Determination
• Life Cycle of a System
• Key Boards and Players
• Appropriations and Funding
• Foreign Military Sales

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ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE

• Develop weapons, equipment and technology for the
  Army that are qualitatively superior to those of
  any potential enemy, in any environment, and
  under all conditions of war.
• Bottom Line Equip the Warfighter to win!

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THE ARMY TRANSFORMATION
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THE ACQUISITION DILEMMA
TODAYS READINESS
TOMORROWS MODERNIZATION
VS.
LEGACY SYSTEMS
FUTURE SYSTEMS
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PROCUREMENT RDTE DOLLAR AMOUNTS
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ORIGIN OF ARMY ACQUISITION REORGANIZATION

• DoD Reorganization of 1986
• Sole responsibility for acquisition to the
  Secretary of the Army for Army programs
• Packard Commission Report
• Biennial budget
• Reorganization of JCS
• Stronger control over the acquisition process
• Shorten acquisition reporting chain
• Hold senior officials accountable

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ORIGIN OF ARMY ACQUISITION REORGANIZATION (CONT.)

• National Security Decision Directive (NSDD 219)
• Directed establishment of Defense Acquisition
  Executive (DAE)
• Authorized establishment of Service Acquisition
  Executives (SAE) and Program Executive Officers
  (PEO)
• DoD Acquisition Reform and New Model (2000)
• Deliver advanced technology to warfighters faster
• Reduce total ownership costs and improve
  affordability
• Deploy interoperable and supportable systems

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DESCRIBE THE PROCESS FORIDENTIFYING ARMY RDA
NEEDS
How does the Army determine when to develop new
weapon systems?
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TRADOC MISSION

• Train todays Army for war
• Represent the end user (the warfighter)
• Set the Armys standards and requirements
• Develop doctrine (how the Army fights)
• Command assigned activities and installations

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REQUIREMENTS GENERATION PROCESS (RGP)

• TRADOC system used to identify and prioritize
  Army warfighting requirements for
• Doctrine
• Organizations
• Training
• Material
• Leader Development
• Personnel
• Facilities

DOTMLPF
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REQUIREMENTS DETERMINATION
TRADOC Branch Assessment/ Analysis
Army Mod Plan/ ASTMP
DAB? ASARC? PEO?
NSS NMS DPG
What will be funded?
D O T M L P F
Assign MDAP (ACAT I-IV) Update Army RDA Plan
CSA Review
Army Vision
POM/BES
MNS

• AMP Revised
• Execution of programs

Warfighter Experiments
Needs Requirements
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Unified CDRs
RDTE/ Procurement
Emerging Technology
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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTACQUISITION (RDA) PLAN

• 15 year strategy for RDA
• Starting point for RDA program building
• Translate goals and objectives in the TAP into
  specific RDA programs (RDTE procurement MDEPs)
• Establishes RDA priorities and provides guidance
  for POM (1 to N)

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DESCRIBE THE LIFE CYCLE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT MODEL
. . . The U.S. defense establishment must be
transformed to address our new circumstance. The
need to swiftly introduce new weapons systems is
clear. Secretary of
Defense Rumsfeld, in
confirmation testimony, January 11, 2001
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LIFE CYCLE OF MAJOR SYSTEM ACQUISITION (OLD MODEL)
Phase III
Phase 0
Phase I
Phase II
Engineering Manufacturing Development
Production, Fielding/Deployment Operational
Support
Concept Exploration
Program Definition Risk Reduction
Determination of Mission Need
1-2 YRS
2-4 YRS
4-7 YRS
20 PLUS
2-8 YRS
MS0 Concept Studies Approval
MSI Approval to Begin a New Acquisition Program
MSII Approval to enter Engineer Manufacturing Dev
elopment
MSIII Production or Fielding/Deployment Approval
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MODEL COMPARISONS
MS 0
MS I
MS II
MS III
Program Definition and Risk Reduction
Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD)
Production, Fielding, and Deployment
OLD
Concept Explora-tion
(II)
(I)
IOC
FOC
Production and Deployment
FRP Decision Review
NEW
IOTE

Pre-Systems Acquisition
Systems Acquisition
Sustainment
(III)
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IDENTIFY KEY PLAYERSAND REVIEW BOARDS
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FRP Decision Review
Interim Progress Review


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DEFENSE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE (DAE)

• Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition,
  Technology Logistics (USD (ATL))
• Establishes policy for all acquisition matters
• Chairs the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
• Serves as DoD procurement executive
• Can direct Comptroller to withhold release of
  funds to a program

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DEFENSE ACQUISITION BOARD (DAB)

• Senior DoD forum on all acquisition matters
• Reviews and advises DAE Major Defense Acquisition
  Programs (MDAPs)
• Holds Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) for
  systems designated as Acquisition Category (ACAT)
  ID

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DAB MEMBERS

• Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition
  Technology and Logistics (Chair)
• Vice Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) (Vice
  Chair)
• Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy and
  Requirements)
• Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
• Director Program Analysis and Evaluation (DPAE)
• Undersecretary of Defense, Comptroller
• Service Acquisition Executives (Army, Navy, Air
  Force)
• PEOs PMs as needed

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ARMY ACQUISITIONEXECUTIVE (AAE)

• Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
  Logistics, Technology (ASA (A,L,T))
• Responsible for administering acquisition
  programs in accordance with DoD policies
• Reviews and approves the Army position at each
  milestone before the DAB review
• Serves as the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)
  for Acquisition Categories (ACAT) IC and II
• Assigns the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA)
  for Acquisition Categories (ACAT) III IV

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ARMY SYSTEMS ACQUISITIONS REVIEW COUNCIL (ASARC)

• Armys senior-level advisory body for ACAT IC and
  II programs and ACAT ID programs (DAB managed)
  prior to a DAB
• Convenes at formal milestones to determine a
  systems readiness to enter the next phase of the
  materiel acquisition cycle
• May also be convened at any time to review the
  status of a program

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ASARC MEMBERS

• ASA A,L,T (Co-Chair)
• Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (Co-Chair)
• ASA FMC
• Commander, ALC
• Commander, TRADOC
• G3
• G4
• DUSA (OR)
• Special Members (On Call)

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ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

• Supervises process
• Establishes policy
• Appoints PEOs
• Approves baseline

AAE

• Oversees program
• execution
• Reviews baseline

PEOs Program Executive Officers

• Manages and
• executes program
• Develops baseline

PMs Program Managers
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PEO STRUCTURE
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MDAS AND ACATS
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RDA APPROPRIATIONS

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RDTE

• Research is like savings, if postponed until
  needed, its too late to start.
• Dr. Werner Von Braun

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RDA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• KEY APPROPRIATIONS
• Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
  (RDTE)
• 212040
• Army Procurement Appropriation (APA)
• 212031 through 2035

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RDTE

• Available for two years
• Funding for new weapons will be in FYDP Program 6
  (RDTE)
• Program 6 subdivided into seven program
  categories
• Budget Activity 1 - Basic Research
• Budget Activity 2 - Exploratory Development
• Budget Activity 3 - Advance Development
• Budget Activity 4 - Demonstration and Validation
• Budget Activity 5 - Engineering Manufacturing
  Development
• Budget Activity 6 - RDTE Management and Support
• Budget Activity 7 - Operational System Development

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OSD PROGRAM ELEMENT (PE)

• How we track and control RDTE
• Provides a comprehensive approach to
• Accounting,
• Estimating,
• Identifying, and
• Allocating Resources
• In the Army, Army Management Structure (AMS) PE

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ARMY PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS 2031-2035

• 2031 - Aircraft, Army
• 2032 - Missiles, Army
• 2033 - Weapons Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
• 2034 - Ammunition, Army
• 2035 - Other Procurement, Army

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ARMY PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS 2031

• Aircraft Appropriation - Includes the procurement
  of aircraft, aircraft modifications, spares,
  repair parts, and related support equipment and
  facilities

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ARMY PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS 2032

• Missile Appropriation - Includes the procurement
  of missiles, missiles modifications, spares,
  repair parts, and related support equipment and
  facilities.

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ARMY PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS 2033

• Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles (WTCV)
  Appropriation - Includes tracked and combat
  vehicles, weapons, other combat vehicles, and
  repair parts.

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ARMY PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS 2034

• Ammunition Appropriation - Includes procurement
  of ammunition end items, ammunition production
  base support, and ammunition demilitarization.

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ARMY PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS 2035

• Other Procurement, Army (OPA) Appropriation -
  Covers three major categories
• (1) Tactical and support vehicles
• (2) Communications and electronic equipment
• (3) Other support equipment.

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STRATEGIES FOR FUNDING PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS

• Direct Funded Program
• Used to obtain the materiel needs of the Army
• Customer Funded Program
• Materiel requirements placed on the Army by
  authorized customers, external to the Army

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ANNUAL VERSUSMULTI-YEAR PROGRAM

• Annual Program Buys only the number of items
  required for a specific year
• Multi Year Program A commitment is made in the
  first year to buy and fund the weapon system over
  several years

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BUDGET-LINE-ITEM-NUMBER(BLIN)

• How we track and control Procurement
  Appropriations
• Tied to a specific appropriation and amount

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FLOW OF FUNDS
USD (C)
ASA (FMC)
ASA (A,LT)
(AAESA)
AMC
PEO
MSC
PM
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FOREIGN MILITARY SALES
LETTER OF OFFER (LOO)
Request for goods or services through the State
Department.
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FOREIGN MILITARY SALES
LETTER OF OFFER (LOO)
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE LOA
The United States Army Security
Assistance Command (USASEC) will approve the
sale.
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FOREIGN MILITARY SALES
LETTER OF OFFER (LOO)
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE LOA
ALC
DFAS - DENVER
Will locate the item(s) for FMS
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FOREIGN MILITARY SALES
LETTER OF OFFER (LOO)
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE LOA
ALC
DFAS - DENVER
Establishes the Trust Fund in Federal Reserve
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TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Action Conditions Standard
Identify the Key Players and Elements of the
Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA)
System. Given NSD 219, DoDD 5000.1, DoD
5000.2-R, DoD Manual 5000.2-M, DoD Manual
5000.2-M, AR 1-1, AR 70-1, and DA PAM
70-3. Identify the Key Players and Elements of
the Research, Development, and Acquisition (RDA)
System.