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| PEO and Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) |
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Definition
| For formal responses it is routed through who? |
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Comptroller
Acquisition Manager
Legislative Liasion Officer
Service Developing Activity
Headquarters
Chain of Command |
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| For formal inquiries copies of the response must be sent to? |
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| If more time is needed for a formal inquiry what must be submitted? |
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ICD & CDD completed
Demonstrated Prototype in relevant environment (TRL 6)
System fully funded |
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Definition
| What is Entrance criteria for MS B? |
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| Source Selection Plan and RFP |
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Definition
| What must be made in accordance with Source Selection? |
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| Who tests interoperability and certifies test results |
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| Who “validates” interoperability by issuing Joint Interoperability Test Cert and the Interoperabilty & Supportability (I&S) Cert to DoD CIO |
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| What provides a timely and reasonable assessment of the vulnerability/lethality of a system as it progresses through its development and prior to full-rate production. |
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| What is the DoD term that is intended to include all categories of systems or programs requiring LFT&E |
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| Who approves the adequacy of the LFT&E Strategy before the program begins LFT&E |
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| Rebaselining was allowing cost growth to go unreported |
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| What is the perception for rebaselining? |
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| Nunn-McCurdy - Significant - Current Baseline Percentage |
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| Nunn-McCurdy - Significant - Original Baseline Percentage |
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| Nunn-McCurdy - Critical Current Baseline Percentage |
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| Nunn-McCurdy - Critical Original Baseline Percentage |
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Term
| Notification and Selected Acquisition Report |
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Definition
| What has to happen for a Significant Cost growth? |
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Term
| Notificiation, Selected Acquisition Report, and Certification |
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Definition
| What has to happen for a Criticial Cost growth? |
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| Adding 150 British systems - could result in fixed costs amortized over wider production base leading to decrease in unit price. |
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Definition
| What are the implications to the PMO of Great Britain's interest in acquiring 150 JRATs as part of the lot 3 and 4 production? |
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| What is when cost to produce an item declines at fixed rate as production as quanity doubles? |
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Letter of Request (LOR)
Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA)
Implementation of Sale
Follow-on Support |
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Definition
| Briefly outline the process required to establish a formal Foreign Material Sales FMS Case |
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Definition
| How are FMS cases dealt with? |
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| What is the first step in a FMS Case? |
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Definition
| What must align to user requirements in a FMS case? |
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Term
| average procurement cost increases |
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Definition
| What happens if the contractor must procure or develop additional rate capacity for just one or two years for large increases in procurement quantities in any one FY |
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Term
| Smooth out production profile (FMS Case over 3 or 4 years vice 2) |
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Definition
| FMS case: to mitigate cost increases what must happen for production? |
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Term
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Definition
| Who approves a Yockey Waiver? |
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Term
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Definition
| What is approval required prior to PRice and Availabilty (P&A) dat aor LOA for Major Defense Equipment that has not yet satisfactorily completed OT&E |
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Definition
| What keeps componentsw from lining up FMS cases before system will pass/be produced for U.S. Forces? |
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Definition
| Intent of OT&E in memo is considred IOT&E |
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Term
PDR
CDR
PRRs
Contractor Quality Systems (AQS)
Lean Manufactoring
Supply Chain Management
CAD/CAM
5M's
MANTECH |
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Definition
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Term
| Manufacturing & Production Risks |
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Definition
What are
Requirements and Engineering Changes
Changes in production quantities
Subcontractor Management
COnfiguration Management
Special Tools and Test Equipment |
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Term
| Manufacturing & Production Risks |
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Definition
| What is Requirements and Engineering Changes |
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Term
| Manufacturing & Production Risks |
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Definition
| What is changes in production quantities? |
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| Manufacturing & Production Risks |
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Definition
| What is Subcontractor Management |
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| Manufacturing & Production Risks |
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Definition
| What is configuration management? |
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| Manufacturing & Production Risks |
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Definition
| What is Special Tools and Test Equipment |
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Term
Program Executive Officer (PEO)
Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) |
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Definition
| Who does the PM send a letter response up through the Chain for a congressional inquiry? |
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Term
| Always notify / coordinate responses with your service / component office of Legislative Affairs, Comptroller, and Chain of Command |
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Definition
| What offices must be advised of the formal inquiry and be in the coordination loop for delivery in response of an inquiry? |
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| Hearings, Briefings, formal and informal inquiries, trips |
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Definition
| How do programs receive "help" form COngress -- what are the traditional approaches? |
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Term
Letter for letter
Phone call for Phone call
email |
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Definition
| How are responses done back to congress? |
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| What is the nominal time allowed for handling any formal Congressional Inquiry? |
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Definition
| What is the probability that an item is operable at start of mission when mission is called for at a random point in time? |
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| What is = MTBF / (MTBF + MTTR) |
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Definition
| What is = MTBM / (MTBM + MMT) |
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| Operational Availabilty AO |
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Definition
| What is = MTBM / (MTBM + MMT + MLDT) |
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Term
| Mean Time Between Maintenance |
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Definition
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| Mean Time Between Failures |
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Definition
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Definition
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| Maintenance Logistics Delay Time |
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Definition
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| Maintenance Time To Repair |
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Definition
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Definition
| What is extremely hard to hold the contractor responsible for since it is dependent upon the logistics support structure? |
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Definition
| Which is hard to hold the contractor responsible for beacause it is operator measured - which is a measure of maintainabilty |
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Definition
| What may be a better requirement contractually? |
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| Operational Availabilty AO |
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Definition
| What availabilty is in the CDD or CPD? |
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Definition
| What must the PM submitted immediately to the CAE (Component Acquisition Executive) when there is reasonable cause to believe that either Program Acquisition Unit Cost (PAUC) or Procurement Unit Cost (PUC) has increased by percentage equal to or greater than significant cost growth threshold or critical cost threshold? |
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Definition
| Who must assess a crtical cost threshold? |
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What cost growth threshold:
-Projected cost of completing the program if current requirements are not modified.
-Projected cost of completing the proram on reasonable modification of such requirements and
-ROM of costs of any reasonabile alternative system or capabilty |
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What cost growth threshold:
-ROM of costs of any reasonabile alternative system or capabilty |
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Definition
What cost growth threshold:
-Projected cost of completing the proram on reasonable modification of such requirements |
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Definition
What cost growth threshold:
-Projected cost of completing the program if current requirements are not modified. |
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Definition
| What is when the threshold is 10% above APUC objective? |
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| What is when the threshold is 15% above APUC objective? |
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| What is when the threshold is 25% above APUC objective? |
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| What would an increase of >10% be? |
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| What would this constitute: An APUC increase of >15%? |
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| APB Breach / APB Deviation Report |
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Definition
| What is a 10% increase, default value, RDT&E / procurement / other cost paramters? |
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Significant Cost Growth UCR
SAR Exception Report |
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Definition
| What is a 15%/30% current / orginal baseline estimate PAUC & APUC? |
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Term
Critical Cost Growth UCR
SAR Exception Report
USD (AT&L) Certification |
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Definition
| What is a 25% / 50% current / orginial baseline estimate PAUC & APUC? |
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Term
| Current Baseline Estimates (BE) or Original Baseline Estimates (BE) in the Aquisition Program Baseline |
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Definition
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Term
Significant reduction in quanity
Change in requirements since baseline
Development or production stretch out
Technical or performance reliabilty issues
Inadequate estimate at baseline |
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Definition
| What are the contributing factors that cause a program to breach? |
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Term
| Contributing factors to cause a program to breach |
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Definition
What are:
-Significant reduction in quanity
-Change in requirements since baseline
-Development or production strech - out
-Technical or performance reliabilty issues
-Inadequate estimate at baseline |
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Term
| Quantity reductions or additonal capabilities impact unit cost as much as cost growath |
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Definition
| What kind of breaches are not bad? |
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Term
Determine number of equipment that can operate in frequency hopping mode in a congested area without significant self-jamming.
Ensure peacetime data link operations conform to tactical and training frequencies expressly authorized in each area
Coordiante with national frequency mangement authorities in host nations IAW status of forces agreement |
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Definition
| What are the required actions from MCEB guidance on spectrum issues? |
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| prior to release of funds for EDMs or frequency range assignment for development usage |
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Definition
| What issues must be resolved for spectrum certification? |
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| What is required to determine max "congestion" of systems in frequency hopping mode - mitigate effects with Tactical Guidance? |
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Definition
| What is the normal range for O&S costs? |
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Term
| Supportability and affordabilty |
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Definition
| What must be designed early in any program? |
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Term
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Definition
| What will drive costs, schedule and perforamnce risk? |
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| Threshold values for non-KPPs |
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Definition
| Failure in this can cause significant concern, particularly in R&M which drive O&S costs? |
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Definition
| What shall not proceed beyond LRIP until LF&TE has been conducted? |
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Definition
| Prior to IOT&E, what will be required before into FMS agreements? |
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Definition
| Once a FMS case has been approved and countersigned the IA will print what, sign it and deliver it to the requesting nation? |
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Term
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Definition
| Receipt of LOR to release the LOA should take how long? |
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Term
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Definition
| How long does an Offer Expiration Date (OED) take after it is identified on the LOA? |
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Term
| LOA Letter of Offer and Acceptance |
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Definition
| Once the USG has received what signed copy and the intial deposit, the FMS case will be implemented and executed |
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Term
| Manufacturing and Production Risks |
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Definition
What are the following:
-Unstable requirements and engineering changes
-Unstable production quanities and rates
-Inadequate process proofing
-Insufficient Material characterization
-Changes to / variation to proven rpocesses materials, subcontractors, vendors and components
-Lack of producibilty
-Inadequate configuration management
-subcontractor management challenges
-special tooling
-special test equipment
-remanufacturing
-Environment, safety, and occupational health concerns
-M&S
-Civilian Military integration
-E-Commerce - ERP, B2B, Rapid expansion of the WWW |
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