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| – O&M, MILPER appropriations |
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– RDT&E only those costs expected to be incurred for work to be done during a given fiscal year Intent of policy: To achieve effective “rationing” of scarce funds among research programs
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* 9, 15, and 18 month exception |
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– Procurement, MILCON - militarily usable end items deliverable in a 12 month funded delivery period.
- Exceptions to Full Funding
* Advance Procurement
* Multiyear Procurement |
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| Annual Funding Exception to budgeting for “Fiscal Year” period |
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| authority to budget for and obligate funds for severable service contracts for periods crossing fiscal years provided the contract period does not exceed 12 months |
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This policy applies to:
programming and budgeting actions
required quantities on a “year-to-year” basis
quantities that can be delivered during a future 12 month period (as a maximum period)
each separate fiscal year as an independent action |
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This policy does not require the total procurement quantity desired over the entire life of the program
to be budgeted in any one single fiscal year. |
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| Full Funding Multiyear Procurement (MYP) Exception |
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| Associated with Economic Order Quantity (EOC) of components, parts or materials of the end item |
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| Multiyear Procurement (MYP) |
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| A single contract for a specific quantity of usable end items to be delivered over a period of time greater than one year but not more than five years |
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| Multiyear Procurement (MYP)Benefits |
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Brings stability to the acquisition and budgeting process
Provides assurance to contractor of future years business, encourages contractor investment in manufacturing process, and increases contractor productivity = lower cost to government |
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| Multiyear Procurement Potential problems |
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Government liable for a penalty (in a decreasing amount) for early cancellation of contract
Can not budget for that cancellation/termination liability
Controversial concept (both in Congress & OSD) |
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Cancellation ceiling is negotiated with the contractor – but not budgeted
MYP contracts with Cancellation Ceiling > $100M require 30 day written notice to Congressional Defense Committees prior to award |
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| Procurement funding may use RDT&E funding only id the item will got for operational testing and not into the operational inventory |
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| Changes to fielded systems - product improvement |
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| two types: increases performant or does not increase performance |
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The “realignment of budget authority from a purpose fro which
appropriated to finance another (usually emergent) requirement.”
Only funds “currently available” for obligation can be
“reprogrammed.”
Funds identified in the FYDP can be “shifted” or “moved.”
A “Transfer” occurs when a reprogramming action results in
movement of budget authority From one appropriation to
another (i.e., O&M Army to O&M Navy, Aircraft Procurement
USAF To RDT&E USAF) |
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Congressional Prior Approval
Reprogramming |
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Procurement quantity increase
Affects item of “special Congressional interest”
Exceeds specific $$ thresholds (i.e., SECDEF general transfer authority or BTR threshold)
Establishes a new program – or
Involves the termination of an approved program
Usually done by Services as part of an annual omnibus
reprogramming submission |
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Requires approval of USD (C)
No change in purpose
Documents realignment of funds to a different line item
May be used to correct mistakes in appropriations
Does “not” mean “internal to a program” |
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Congressional Notification
Reprogramming |
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Requires 30-day notification to Defense Committee
No action until 30 days after such notification
Establishes a new program
Est. new “procurement” program, including mods costing
<$20M for the entire effort
Est. new development effort costing <$10M for the entire
effort
Initiation of safety modifications of <$20M
Termination of programs falling below BTR amounts |
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Enactment Process
Concurrent Resolution |
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House and Senate Budget Committees, aided by CBO analysis, each come up with a version of a budget resolution that contains estimated revenues and expenditures by government “function”
The different versions then go to conference where a common budget resolution is hammered out
The conference resolution then goes back to each House for passage whence it becomes the Concurrent Budget Resolution (Probably May) |
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| Authorization (HASC and SASC) - Appropriation (HAC and SAC) - Apportionment - Allotment |
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| Agencies in turn allocate budget authority down to their subordinate elements (usually quarterly) |
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| Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - Provides budget authority to agencies of the Federal government |
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| Appropriation (HAC and SAC) |
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Each marks up the Appropriations Bill and sends it on for passage by its respective House
House-Senate conference committee on defense appropriation meets to hammer out a common bill
Bill goes back to the House and Senate for passage and then on to the President for signature. |
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| Authorization (HASC and SASC) |
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Authorize programs and target dollars to fund those programs
Different versions are reconciled in a House-Senate conference on defense authorization (National Defense Authorization Act)
Contains programs, target dollars, new policy items |
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| House/Senate Appropriations Committees (HAC/SAC) |
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| House Armed Services Committee ( HASC) |
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| Senate Armed Services Committee ( SASC |
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[Title 31, U.S. Code, Section 1301]
Requires that appropriated funds be used only for those purposes and programs for which the appropriation was made. |
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[Title 31, U.S. Code, Sections 1341 & 1517]
Prohibits any officer or employee from making or authorizing an obligation in excess of amount available in an appropriation or in excess of the amount sub-divided by agency actions.
Forbids involvement of the government in any contract or obligation to pay money from the US Treasury in advance of an appropriation.
Requires agency regulations to ensure that obligations are kept within appropriated or sub-divided amount and to fix responsibility for violations of the Act |
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| Appeals to Congressional Marks |
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Two independent phases for Appeals (Keep them separate)
Rules of the Road
#1: Appeals must be kept in the same phase (authorization or appropriation)
Appeals to a HASC Mark go to the SASC, then to the joint conference if denied
Appeals to a HAC Mark go to the SAC, then to the joint conference if denied
#2: Appeals can only be made for the amount in or closest to – what was in the President’s Budget **
#3: You can appeal other things besides $$ (i.e., cuts in quantities, manpower, policy language) |
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| 1. Budget resolution (HBC/SBC) 2. Authorization (HASC/SASC)3. Appropriation act (HAC/SAC) |
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| Manpower, Materials, Machinery, Methods, and Measurement. These are five major elements of all manufacturing and production efforts, and are referred to during resource requirements risk identification and management. |
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| Industrial Capability Assessment (ICA). |
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| A legal requirement (10 U.S.C. 2440) at each milestone to analyze the industrial capability to design, develop, produce, support, and (if appropriate) restart the program. |
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| Product & Process Design for Producibility (DFSS) |
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Reduce the number of times that people and machines touch the product
Reduce unnecessary process steps
Design workspaces and tooling for unobstructed access and vision |
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| Full-Rate Production Decision Review (FRPDR) |
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| A review normally conducted at the conclusion of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) effort that authorizes entry into the Full Rate Production (FRP) and Deployment effort of the Production and Deployment phase of the Defense Acquisition Management Framework. |
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| Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) |
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| A regulation administered by the Department of Commerce (DoC) that implements the priorities and allocations authority contained in Title 1 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) of 1950 with respect to industrial resources. The purpose of DPAS is to ensure the timely availability of industrial resources to meet national defense and emergency preparedness requirements. Certain national defense, energy, and homeland security programs are approved for priorities and allocations support. The DoC has delegated authority to DoD to place priority ratings on its contracts in accordance with DPAS and DoD issues approximately 300,000 rated orders annually. DoD uses two priority ratings: DX and DO. DX rated programs and their orders are of the highest national defense urgency and are approved by the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) or Deputy Secretary of Defense (DEPSECDEF). DO rated orders are of lower priority than DX-rated orders but take precedence over unrated orders. DPAS cannot be used to prioritize food, energy, health, water, or civil transportation resources. |
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The cause of variations in a stable process is called a Common Cause.
A common cause is a natural cause of variation in the system
Examples:
Machine vibration
Temperature fluctuations
Slight variation in raw materials
Human variation in setting control dials |
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Anything that causes variations that are not part of the stable process is called a special cause, assignable cause, or unnatural cause.
Examples:
Batch of defective raw material
Faulty set-up
Human error
Incorrect recipe
Blown gasket
Earthquake |
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| Post-Deployment Review (PDR). |
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| The program manager uses post-deployment reviews of the system, beginning at Initial Operational Capability (IOC), to verify whether the fielded system continues to meet or exceed thresholds and objectives for cost, performance, and support parameters approved at full-rate production |
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| Post-Deployment Review (PDR) |
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| Conducted by DoD components beginning at Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and then nominally every 3 to 5 years or when precipitated by changes in requirements/design or performance problems. These periodic assessments verify whether the fielded system continues to meet or exceed thresholds and objectives for cost, performance, and support parameters approved at the full-rate production (FRP) decision. |
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| Beyond Low Rate Initial Production (BLRIP) Report |
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| To meet the statutory requirements of Title 10 U.S.C. § 2399, the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) analyzes the results of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) conducted for each Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP). At the conclusion of IOT&E, the Director prepares a report stating the opinion of the Director as to: Whether the test and evaluation (T&E) performed were adequate; and whether the results of such T&E confirm that the items or components actually tested are effective and suitable for combat, and additional information on the operational capabilities of the items or components that the Director considers appropriate based on the testing conducted. |
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| The Material Release Approval process certifies that new and upgraded Army systems are safe, suitable, and logistically supportable in the intended operational environment when used within stated operational parameters. It also ensures that critical materiel release and developmental and operational test and evaluation issues have been resolved or that provisions for their resolution have been made before a full release is granted and that all interoperability and network certifications requirements have been completed. It is a prerequisite for materiel fielding and deployment by Army units. |
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| Full Materiel Release is required prior to the Full Rate Production decision. The PM will incorporate all required MR activities into the acquisition program baseline and register the system in the Materiel Release Tracking System (MRTS). |
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| Performing Financial Analyses |
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| Collect staments, calculate profitability, performcomparative analysis, identify problem |
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A Key Characteristic (KC) is a feature of a material, process, or part (includes assemblies) whose variation within the specified tolerance has a significant influence on product fit, performance, service life, or manufacturability. |
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| BCWP/ACWP FAVORABLE>1.0 (underbudget) UNFAVORABLE<1.0 |
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| BCWP/ACWS Favorable>1.0 Unfavorable<1.0 |
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| BCWP-ACWP (positive=underbudget) |
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| Undistribued Budget - Control Accouints - Summary Level Planning Packages |
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| Requires for contract >= 20M |
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MAX IN 10M/20%
MAX OUT 10M/20%
lESSER FIGURE |
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MAX IN 20M/20%
MAX OUT 20M/20%
LESSER FIGURE |
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| IN 10M/ OUT- NO RESTRICTION |
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| IN 2M/25% OUT-NO RESTRICTION |
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| Your arefunded against the Target Price (includes profit) |
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| Budget Estimate Submission (BES) |
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| The DoD component’s budget submissions to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) showing budget requirements for inclusion in the DoD budget during the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process |
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| Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) |
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| The final product of the programming process within DoD, a Component’s POM displays the resource allocation decisions of the military department in response to, and in accordance with the Defense Planning and Programming Guidance (DPPG). The POM shows programmed needs 5 years hence (e.g., in FY 2012, POM 2014–2018 was submitted). |
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| Most Pesimistic or worst case |
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| compared to monthly PMB value: delta > 5% |
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| TO COMPLETE PERFORMANCE INDEX WORK_REMAINING/BUDGET_REQUIRED |
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| shows longer timeframe - may be more accurate (or less) depending on trend |
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