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Department of the Army Pamphlet 70?3

Research, Development, and Acquisition

Army Acquisition Procedures

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 11 March 2014

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SUMMARY of CHANGE

DA PAM 70?3 Army Acquisition Procedures This rapid action revision, dated 11 March 2014o Updates bandwidth capacity considerations (fig 7-1). o Makes administrative changes (throughout).

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 11 March 2014

*Department of the Army Pamphlet 70?3

Research, Development, and Acquisition

Army Acquisition Procedures

History. This publication is a rapid action revision. The portions affected by this rapid action revision are listed in the summary of change.

Summary. This pamphlet provides discretionary guidance on materiel acquisition management. It is to be used with DODD 5000.1, DOD I 5000.02, and AR 70?1. It contains information relevant to research, development, and acquisition, and life cycle management of Army materiel to satisfy approved Army requirements. This revision adds clothing and

individual equipment information and procedures for Configuration Steering Boards. It replaces type classification and materiel release information and updates acquisition program baseline, terminology, and organizational information.

Applicability. This pamphlet applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. Also, it applies to personnel involved in research, development, acquisition, and support of materiel items and systems.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this pamphlet is the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this pamphlet that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this pamphlet by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must

include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25?30 for specific guidance.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), 2511 Jefferson Davis Highway (SAAL?PA), Suite 10353, Arlington, VA 22202?3911.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for command levels C, D, and E for the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number)

Chapter 1 Acquisition Management Process, page 1

Section I General, page 1 Purpose ? 1?1, page 1 References ? 1?2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms ? 1?3, page 1

Section II Army acquisition, page 1 Applicability ? 1?4, page 1 Overview ? 1?5, page 2

*This publication supersedes DA Pam 70?3, dated 28 January 2008.

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Categories of acquisition programs and milestone decision authority ? 1?6, page 2 Evolutionary acquisition ? 1?7, page 3

Section III Modifications, page 3 General modification provisions ? 1?8, page 3 Modification management ? 1?9, page 3

Section IV Areas of special coordination/consideration, page 4 Special coordination ? 1?10, page 4 Assigning popular names ? 1?11, page 8

Section V Program Office and Program Management, page 11 Establishing program/project/product management offices ? 1?12, page 11 Disestablishing product/project manager offices ? 1?13, page 15 Terminating a program ? 1?14, page 17

Section VI Science and Technology Maturation, Demonstration, and Transition Information, page 19 Science and technology introduction ? 1?15, page 19 Army Science and Technology Master Plan ? 1?16, page 20 Science and technology vision ? 1?17, page 20 Science and technology strategy ? 1?18, page 20 Army Science and Technology Advisory Group; Army Science and Technology Working Group; and the Army

Science and Technology Working Group Councils ? 1?19, page 20 Science and technology procedures ? 1?20, page 22 Small business innovation research and small business technology transfer programs ? 1?21, page 27 Human and animal use in research ? 1?22, page 29 Technology maturity and transition ? 1?23, page 29 International cooperative programs ? 1?24, page 30 Technology information papers ? 1?25, page 30

Section VII Critical Program Information Protection Planning, page 31 Program protection plans ? 1?26, page 31 Program protection plan submittal ? 1?27, page 33

Section VIII Technical Controlled Unclassified Information Security, page 36 Guidelines for the disclosure of technical controlled unclassified information ? 1?28, page 36 Guidelines for the disclosure of technical critical unclassified information ? 1?29, page 37 Policy considerations ? 1?30, page 37 Military considerations ? 1?31, page 38 Controlled unclassified information reference terms ? 1?32, page 38

Chapter 2 Program Goals, page 39 Goals ? 2?1, page 39 Objectives and thresholds ? 2?2, page 39 Cost as an independent variable ? 2?3, page 39 Acquisition program baseline ? 2?4, page 41

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Chapter 3 Acquisition Strategy, page 41

Section I Overview, page 41 Introduction ? 3?1, page 41 Acquisition strategy report staffing ? 3?2, page 41

Section II Modeling and Simulation, page 42 Simulation support planning procedures ? 3?3, page 42 Effective modeling and simulation planning ? 3?4, page 42

Section III Transportability and Deployability, page 43 Introduction and purpose ? 3?5, page 43 General ? 3?6, page 43 Procedures ? 3?7, page 44 Materiel capabilities documents ? 3?8, page 44 Transportability and deployability assessments ? 3?9, page 44 Transportability reports, transportability engineering analyses, and transportability approvals ? 3?10, page 45 Force deployability analyses ? 3?11, page 45 Airdrop, external helicopter air transport, and shelter certification ? 3?12, page 46 Transportability modeling and simulation ? 3?13, page 46 Transportability testing ? 3?14, page 46 Transportability guidance documentation ? 3?15, page 47 Transportability guidance pamphlets/references ? 3?16, page 47 Transportability characteristics data ? 3?17, page 47

Section IV Support Strategy, page 47 Integrated logistics support ? 3?18, page 47 Supportability strategy ? 3?19, page 47 Performance based logistics ? 3?20, page 49 Total systems approach ? 3?21, page 49 Source of repair ? 3?22, page 49

Section V Manpower and Personnel Integration/Human Systems Integration, page 49 Manpower and personnel integration considerations ? 3?23, page 49 Manpower considerations ? 3?24, page 50 Personnel capabilities ? 3?25, page 50 Training considerations ? 3?26, page 50 Soldier survivability ? 3?27, page 50 Human factors engineering ? 3?28, page 50 System safety and heath hazards ? 3?29, page 50

Section VI Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, page 51 Environment, safety and occupational health requirements ? 3?30, page 51 System safety program ? 3?31, page 57 Environmental, safety, occupational, and health as part of acquisition milestone reviews ? 3?32, page 63 Environmental, safety, occupational, and health as part of Army Cost Review Board reviews ? 3?33, page 63

Section VII Commercial and Non-Developmental Items, page 64

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Commercial and non-developmental items considerations ? 3?34, page 64 Commercial and non-developmental item guidance ? 3?35, page 64

Section VIII Small Business Strategy, page 64 Small business strategy development ? 3?36, page 64 Small business strategy references ? 3?37, page 65

Section IX International Cooperative Research, Development, and Acquisition, page 65 International cooperative research, development, and acquisition determinations ? 3?38, page 65 Documenting international cooperative research, development, and acquisition determinations ? 3?39, page 65

Chapter 4 Test and Evaluation, page 65 Overview ? 4?1, page 65 Test and evaluation roles and responsibilities ? 4?2, page 65 Modeling and simulation ? 4?3, page 67 Continuous evaluation ? 4?4, page 68 System evaluation ? 4?5, page 68 Developmental test ? 4?6, page 68 Operational test ? 4?7, page 69 Interoperability testing ? 4?8, page 70 Anti-tampering testing ? 4?9, page 70 Foreign comparative testing ? 4?10, page 70 International Cooperative Test and Evaluation Program ? 4?11, page 70 Joint Test and Evaluation Program ? 4?12, page 70 Test schedule and review committee ? 4?13, page 70 Test and evaluation key documents ? 4?14, page 71 Test and evaluation budget and financial considerations ? 4?15, page 73 Instrumentation considerations ? 4?16, page 73 Targets and threat simulator considerations ? 4?17, page 73

Chapter 5 Life Cycle Resource Estimates, page 74

Section I Life Cycle Cost Estimates, page 74 Life cycle cost estimates overview ? 5?1, page 74 Introduction to the cost analysis process ? 5?2, page 74 Cost analysis requirements, uses, and limitations ? 5?3, page 75 Key cost analysis interfaces ? 5?4, page 76 Procedures ? 5?5, page 76

Section II Manpower Estimate, page 76 Applicability ? 5?6, page 76 Manpower estimate general provisions ? 5?7, page 76

Section III Analysis of Alternatives, page 77 General analysis of alternatives information ? 5?8, page 77 Analysis of alternative preparation ? 5?9, page 78

Section IV Affordability, page 79

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Affordability ? 5?10, page 79 Full funding ? 5?11, page 79

Chapter 6 Program Design, page 79

Section I Integrated Product and Process Development/Performance Based Business Environment, page 79 Integrated product and process development ? 6?1, page 79 Performance based business environment ? 6?2, page 80

Section II Systems Engineering, page 80 Systems engineering considerations ? 6?3, page 80 Engineering and manufacturing development ? 6?4, page 82 Modeling and simulation ? 6?5, page 83 Quality ? 6?6, page 85 Reliability, availability, and maintainability ? 6?7, page 87 Configuration management ? 6?8, page 92 Human systems integration ? 6?9, page 94 Human factors engineering ? 6?10, page 95 Technical data management ? 6?11, page 97

Section III Other Design Considerations, page 101 Work breakdown structure ? 6?12, page 101 Performance measurements ? 6?13, page 101 Value engineering ? 6?14, page 102 Accessibility requirements ? 6?15, page 102 Corrosion prevention and control ? 6?16, page 102 Survivability ? 6?17, page 103 Standardization ? 6?18, page 106

Chapter 7 Information Superiority, page 107

Section I General, page 107 Introduction ? 7?1, page 107 Intelligence support ? 7?2, page 107

Section II Information Interoperability, page 108 Intra-Army interoperability ? 7?3, page 108 Joint interagency and multinational interoperability ? 7?4, page 109 Open systems design ? 7?5, page 109 Information support plan ? 7?6, page 110 Army networthiness ? 7?7, page 111

Section III Electromagnetic Environmental Effects and Spectrum Management, page 112 Electromagnetic environmental effects introduction ? 7?8, page 112 Electromagnetic environmental effects applicability ? 7?9, page 112 Electromagnetic environmental effects requirements board ? 7?10, page 113 Electromagnetic environmental effects criteria determination ? 7?11, page 113 Electromagnetic environmental effects assessment and tradeoff analyses ? 7?12, page 114

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Electromagnetic environmental effects program planning ? 7?13, page 114 Spectrum management ? 7?14, page 114 Electromagnetic environmental effects test and evaluation ? 7?15, page 115 Life cycle surveillance and maintenance ? 7?16, page 115

Section IV General Information Superiority Provisions, page 115 Information assurance ? 7?17, page 115 Clinger-Cohen Act compliance and certification ? 7?18, page 116 Privacy impact assessment ? 7?19, page 117

Chapter 8 Program Decisions, Assessments, and Periodic Reporting, page 117 Purpose ? 8?1, page 117 Integrated product teams in the oversight and review process ? 8?2, page 118 Program information ? 8?3, page 119 Joint program management ? 8?4, page 121 International cooperative program considerations ? 8?5, page 122 Cost analysis improvement group procedures ? 8?6, page 124 Cost review board procedures ? 8?7, page 124 Army Cost Analysis Manual ? 8?8, page 124 Cost and economic analysis procedures ? 8?9, page 124 Army Configuration Steering Board ? 8?10, page 125

Chapter 9 Career Management for Army Acquisition Corps and Acquisition Workforce Members, page 126

Section I Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce Overview, page 126 Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce definition ? 9?1, page 126 Composition of the Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce ? 9?2, page 126 Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce career fields ? 9?3, page 127 Acquisition Corps and Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce ? 9?4, page 128 Critical acquisition positions and key leadership positions ? 9?5, page 131

Section II Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce Management, page 131 Director and Deputy Director, Acquisition Career Management ? 9?6, page 131 U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center ? 9?7, page 131 Acquisition Management Branch, Human Resources Command ? 9?8, page 131 Regional directors ? 9?9, page 131 Acquisition career managers ? 9?10, page 131 Acquisition career management advocates ? 9?11, page 132 Functional chief/functional chief representatives ? 9?12, page 132

Section III Acquisition Corps Central Management, page 132 Central selection boards ? 9?13, page 132 The Career Acquisition Personnel Position Management Information System ? 9?14, page 133 Acquisition career record brief, officer record brief, and Army Reserve acquisition corps management information

system ? 9?15, page 133 Rating supervisor ? 9?16, page 133 Senior rater potential evaluation ? 9?17, page 133 Civilian Acquisition Career Development Plan ? 9?18, page 133 Military leader development model ? 9?19, page 138

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