PEO C4I and Space ACQUISITION PROGRAM STRUCTURE GUIDE

1. PEO C4I and SPACE MILESTONE B REVIEW TIMELINE TIMELINE ~ 1 or More YEARS BETWEEN MILESTONE A and MILESTONE B • SystemDevelopment and Demonstration LONG-RANGE (PLANNING PHASE) DAB TIMELINE (ACAT ID & IAM) GLOSSARY ADM Acquisition Decision Memorandum CAIG Cost Analysis Improvement Group CARD Cost Analysis Requirements Description DABDefense Acquisition Board DOT&E Director of Operational Test & Evaluation DRMDAB Readiness Meeting DTSE&E Director, Test, Systems Engineering and Evaluation JRB JROC Review Board JROCJoint Requirements Oversight Council LCCE Life Cycle Cost Estimate RFP Request for Proposal OVERARCHING INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM (OIPT) MEETINGS Acquisition Strategy approval / RFP Release TEMP to DTSE& E / DOT&E CAIG Review of LCCE Final LCCE to CAIG DAB Readiness Meeting ADM CARD to CAIG JRB Review JROC Review OIPT Review DAB Draft LCCE to CAIG 7 DAYS 10 DAYS 2 DAYS 14 DAYS 14 DAYS 21 DAYS 3-4 WEEKS 30 DAYS 45 DAYS 180 DAYS EXIT CRITERIA FOR PHASE CR SATISFIED EXIT CRITERIA FOR PHASE A SATISFIED ADM NORMALLY APPROVES PROGRAM INITIATION PHASES MS A MS B LONG RANGE PLANNING PHASE PRE-REVIEW PHASE PLANNING PHASE NOTE: Milestone B is conducted to assess technology maturity and technical risk for entry into System Development and Demonstration. The DAB is required for ACAT ID & IAM. The preparations for the DAB need to start 180 days prior to the Milestone B review. ENCLOSURE (13) Page T-2 VERSION 3.0 FEB 2004 PEO C4I and Space ACQUISITION PROGRAM STRUCTURE GUIDE