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| Life Cycle Cost definition |
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| cost of planning, building, fielding, operating, and supporting a weapon system or part thereof for the duration of its use. |
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minimize life cycle cost while at the same time meet the user's requirements.
– Increasing Reliability
– Improving Maintainability
- Commercial items |
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•A target production cost per end item,
•the annual O&S cost for a single end item, or
•The annual O&S cost per location. |
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increased its emphasis on LCC and LCC estimates. three critical players in the LCC process.
–Program Office
–Cost Analysis Improvement Group (DoD)
–Customer |
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| strategy of meeting future needs offorces by providing robust capabilities based on more affordable program costs |
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| Logistics Transformation, processes and practices |
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– response times
– logistics footprint
– infrastructure |
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| transfer of a support function traditionally performed in-house to an outside service provider |
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–reduces cost,
–focus on core competencies
–uses a more flexible work force
-avoids infrastructure investment
-today's latest technology |
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–Reduced cost
–innovative thinking by contractor
–Varity of ideas and solutions |
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| Competition, • Disadvantages |
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–Longer to get on contract
-Possible protests |
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| Post Production Support (PPS) Concerns |
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| a concern not only for manufacturing sources, but for other types of logistics support capabilities |
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| Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) |
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| unified and iterative approach to the management and technical activities...requirements and design specifications |
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| AMC TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES |
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Transform: Life Cycle Management Commands (LCMCs)
Transform: AFSC to ASC
Transform: Theater Support Command to Theater Sustainment Command
Add: Army Field Support Battalion |
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| Logisticians Responsibilities Within An IPT |
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Definition
•Influence system design for supportability
-identify cost-effective approach to support
-ensure support structure developed |
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| Factors that affect the budgeting process for a system |
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–political priorities
–defense plans (Joint Vision 2020)
–manpower end strength,
–technology employed |
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| 10 major elements of logistics support |
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Definition
1) Design Interface
2) Maintenance Planning
3) Facilities
4) Supply Support
5) Support Equipment
6) Training/Training Devices
7) Technical Data
8) Computer Resources Support
9) Packaging, Handling, Storage, & Transport
10) Manpower and Personnel |
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| all management actions, procedures, and techniques necessary to determine the requirements to acquire, catalog, receive, store... |
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| CDD Sections With Significant Logistics Implications |
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| 3, 4(Capabilities Required), 5(Program Support), 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14 |
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| 4 major areas where logistics plays an important role in the systems engineering |
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Definition
1. User Support Concept
2. Results of Supportability Analyses
3. Support data requirements
4. Use of commercial/NDI products and support resources |
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| An Open System approach to Weapon Sys. Acquisition is an enabler that supports program teams in the acquisition community to ... |
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–design for affordable change
–employ evolutionary acquisition
-develop an integrated roadmap for a weapon system.
(widely supported commercial interface) |
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| The foundation of an Open System Architecture is a modular design |
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| –Partitioning a system appropriately during the design process to isolate functionality makes the system easier to develop, maintain, and modify or upgrade. |
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| A supportability factor imposes requirements on the development and fielding of a support system some of which are: |
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Definition
–Deployment
–Mobility
–Mission frequency and duration
-Human capability and limitations
–Anticipated service life |
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| During market investigation, commercial and NDI system designs are reviewed from supportability standpoint, with the goals of: |
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Definition
-Assessing standardization
-Comparing to experience base
-Identifing/evaluating support alternatives
-Assessing impact
-Assessing post-production support |
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| Types of Supportability Analysis |
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Definition
-Failure Modes...(FMECA)
-Reliability Centered...(RCMA)
-Repair Level...(RLA)
-R&M Allocations/Predictions
-Task Analysis
-LCC Analysis |
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| Supportability Analysis: Importance of Test & Evaluation: |
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-T&E data is reviewed
-Corrective Action are determined
-Log. planning factors updated |
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| Maintenance Planning definition: |
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| The process of arranging, in an orderly manner, all elements of maintenance support necessary to keep systems and equipment ready to perform assigned missions |
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| Two Categories of maintenance: |
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Field: unit/direct support
Sustainment: GS/Depot |
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| General statement that sets the broad parameters in which a support system must be designed, and the initial description of maintenance requirements... |
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| Describes how the maintenance concept will be implemented |
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| Depot Source of Repair includes: |
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–Decision Tree Analysis (DTA),
–Service Depot Candidate, and
–Depot Maintenance Interservicing Study (DMIS) |
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| JDMAG: Conducts - Recommends - Tracks: |
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Definition
Conducts:
-Depot Maintenance Interservicing Studies (DMIS)
Recommends:
-Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) assignments
Tracks:
-implementation of interservice DSOR decision. |
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| The types of contractor support are: |
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–Preoperational Support
–Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)
–Interim Contractor Support (ICS) |
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| When contracting for Preoperational Support, contract provisions are generally limited to cover: |
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Definition
–New development items,
–Commercial items incorporated into the design
-DoD assets modified for use in the system. |
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| Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) |
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| Provides all or part of the logistics support to a system, subsystem, modification, or equipment |
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| Reasons to re-engineer existing software: |
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Definition
–Reduce maintenance costs
–Decrease defect rate
–better language or hardware platform
–life span of a system
–Enable changes in the user's environment |
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| The National Defense Authorization Act of 1987 |
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| required that manpower estimates be developed for major weapon systems before SECDEF approves |
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| satisfies the reporting requirements specified in Title 10, US Code, Section 2434 |
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| comprehensive management and technical program that focuses attention on human capabilities and limitations |
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| Manpower Attributes: What should CDD establish? |
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| manpower attributes of the operators, maintainers, or support personnel...cognitive, physical, sensory requirments |
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These seven MANPRINT domains are:
"My PT Has SHifted Significantly" |
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–MANPOWER
–PERSONNEL
–TRAINING
–HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
–SYSTEM SAFETY
–HEALTH HAZARDS
–SOLDIER SURVIVABILITY |
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| MANPRINT domain: Human Factors Engineering |
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Definition
| integration of human characteristics into system definition, design, development... |
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| Goals of Human Factors Engineering |
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Definition
–Make equipment easier to operate etc
–Reduce the time to accomplish a task
–Reduce operator error and accident
–Reduce operator training
–Reduce need for special background or capabilities |
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| MANPRINT Domain: Soldier Survivability |
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Definition
| characteristics of a system that can reduce fratricide, detectability and probability of being attacked |
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| CLS raises additional considerations : |
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–The contractor will either develop the data they need or use commercial data.
–Commercial data less detailed than Military Specifications.
–Copyright issues.
–maintenance concept from contractor to organic. |
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| type of technical data required to define and document an engineering design or product configuration... |
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| Level I Engineering Data Package |
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Definition
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| Level II Engineering Data Package |
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Definition
| enough information to evaluate an item, but not enough information for final unlimited production |
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| Level III Engineering Data Package |
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| complete engineering definition of the item. |
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| Why do Government agencies employ engineering data managers? |
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Definition
| Because of the magnitude of effort required to plan, acquire, and manage technical data |
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| Role of an Engineering Data Manager |
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–Develop engineering data management strategy.
–Prepare contractual documents
–Monitor development/delivery of contractual documents |
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| Three main types of data rights: |
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Definition
–Unlimited
–Limited/Restricted rights
–Government Purpose License Rights |
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| Technical Manuals Logistics Function/Relationship |
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| logistician is responsible for managing the TM development effort...or a pool of TM managers... |
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–management process,
–of determining and acquiring,
–the range/quantity of support items,
–necessary to operate/maintainend item for an initial period. |
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| Provisioning planning is : |
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| integral part of logistics planning on a new acquisition program...begins with the original concept definition... |
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| When does Formal Provision take place? |
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Definition
In the SD&D phase and continuing into the
Production and Deployment phase as needed |
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| What is the Provisioning Method? |
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| where, when, and how Government carries out technical review of the logistics management data acquired in support of the provisioning effort |
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When does the Formal Provisioning Process begin?
make the "call..." |
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| in the SD&D phase with a -- DATA CALL |
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| Source, Maintenance, Recoverability (SMR) Coding (6 digit) |
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is the technical process of establishing
–method of support,
–component relationship, and
–recoverability decisions |
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What is the SMR Code Structure?
-SMURRS- |
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Definition
–Source
–Maintenance
–Use
–Repair
–Recoverability
–Service Specific Data |
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| What are some Material Developer Responsibilities? |
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Definition
-Compute provisioning requirements
-Perform supply/maint. coding
-Procure spare/repair parts
-Conduct post-provisioning reviews |
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| Support Equipment (SE) is ... |
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| Equipment required to support the operation and maintenance of weapon systems... |
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| What is Materiel Fielding? |
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•Process of planning, coordinating and deploying a materiel system
•Ends when all systems deployed
•Army Pamphlet 700-150 |
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FUE: gaining command has end items, support, and personnel
IOC: FUE + Training complete |
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Army Total Package Fielding 3 Steps:
S-D-Cd |
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-Staging
-Deprocessing
-Customer Documentation (accountability) |
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| What is Total Package Fielding? |
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| The Army's standard materiel fielding process designed to provide Army materiel systems to the using units as a total package. |
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Who budgets for and orders the new system in Total Package Fielding?
Strawberry..."fields" forever... |
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| The fielding command, rather than the gaining command budgets and orders... |
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Logisticians and Facilities: Some areas of active interest...
and on and on... |
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| -Data acquisition; -Contract develop.; -Review Design Drawings; -Monitor Construction Schedule; -Legal issues; -Budgeting; -Coordinating User Requirements... |
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| Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) defined: |
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| the requirements, procedures, processes...necessary to ensure that all systems, equipment and support items are preserved, packaged...etc |
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| During CDD development, what can the Customer do concerning PHS&T? |
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Definition
...To identify any
requirments
or
constraints
...concerning PHS&T |
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| Logistician on an IPT must: |
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-become familiar w/PHS&T requirements
-Ensure IPT participants understand user PHS&T requirements
-Ensure specialist support is available |
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| SUPPORT STRATEGIES: Demilitarization & Disposal (D&D)Planning: |
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| During sys. engineering, PM shall consider materiel D&D, and minimize DoD liability due to info and techn. security, environ., safety... |
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| SUPPORT STRATEGIES: Post Deployment Evaluation: |
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| PM shall use post deployment evaluations, beginning at IOC, to verify fielded sys. continues to meet/exceed thresholds/objectives for cost, performance... |
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| SUPPORT STRATEGIES: Info. Techn. Supportability: |
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...Acquisition strategy...
...shall summarize Info Techn. infrastructur and support considerations
...identified in CDD... |
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| SOURCES OF SUPPORT: ICS or CLS: |
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| The type of contractor support employed will affect the overall acquisition strategy. |
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| ICS vs CLS: Supply Support |
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ICS: Contractor supplies spares until organic...
CLS: Contractor provides ALL... |
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| ICS vs CLS: Inventory Control |
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Definition
ICS: Govt. stores/stocks/issues
CLS: Contractor stores/stocks/issues ALL |
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ICS: if organic, govt. provides
CLS: most likely contractor provides; govt. may provide if support/supply needed close to sys. deployment location. |
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| ICS vs CLS: Support Equipment |
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Definition
ICS: Govt. designs, develops, acquires etc at govt. location
CLS: Contractor provides...govt. may provide some items |
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Definition
ICS: courses devel./taught by govt at govt. schools
CLS: Contractor provides to own personnel |
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| ICS vs CLS: Maint. & Repair |
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Definition
ICS: eventually done at govt locations
CLS: done at contractor facilities; or contractor does at govt. sites |
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| ICS vs CLS: Contract Type |
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Definition
ICS: generally SHORT term
CLS: LONG term |
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| ICS vs CLS: Organizational Structure |
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ICS: if to become organic, org. structure must be implemented...
CLS: Contractor determines the needed org. support |
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Foreign Sourcing Impact
StandardMaintTechSupportWarrantLaw |
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-Standardization -Maint. and repair
-Supply support -Tech data
-Warranty -Tech & engineering support
-International Law |
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| Program Decision Memorandum (PDM) |
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Definition
-Issued mid-November -DEPSECDEF
-Summarize the program decisions for the current cycle
-approve the Service/Agency POMs, with changes. |
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| Program Objective Memorandum (POM) |
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| memorandum which Secretary of a military department or...submits to the Secretary of Defense to recommend --total resource requirements within the parameters of the fiscal guidance- |
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| Program Budget Decision (PBD) |
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Derived from the BES,
represents the Dep/SecDef’s decision on the Service budgets, approving them for inclusion in the President’s Budget |
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| Budget Estimate Submission (BES) |
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| Detailed costing of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) as modified by the Program Decision Memorandum (PDM) |
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| National Military Strategy (NMS) |
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| -Joint Chiefs (JCS) assess the evolution of global threat, and changes in U.S. military strategy and policy |
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| Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) |
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| -Congressionally-mandated, medium-range planning guide that the services use as the framework and justification for their individual budget requests to Congress each year |
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| Chairman’s Program Recommendation (CPR) |
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Definition
-Uses information from the JWCA
-an attempt to get the Combatant Commanders’ warfighting capabilities and priorities reflected in the DPG |
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| National Security Strategy (NSS) |
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Definition
| details the top-level political, economic, and security strategy for the United States |
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| Program Change Proposal (PCP) |
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-In place of the POM
-address a single issue that has significant impact to the FYDP and must be fully resourced, i.e. must include offsets |
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| Major Force Program (MFP) |
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Definition
-Part of the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) Structure
-3 dimensional: one of three parts: MFP, DoD Appropriations, and Components |
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Term
| Defense Planning Guidance |
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Definition
-the result of the DoD resource allocation process planning step
-Issued in the off-years |
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Term
| Budget Change Proposal (BCP |
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Definition
-In place of the BES during the off-year
-focused on the budget year and cover fact-of-life changes such as cost increases, schedule delays etc... |
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| Joint Warfighting Capability Assessment (JWCA) |
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Definition
-used to provide the Chairman’s Program Recommendations (CPR) as an input to the DPG
-annual warfighting mission areas |
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| Chairman’s Program Assessment (CPR) |
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Definition
-document resulting from the review that the Joint Staff conducts of the POM
- to assess compliance with the DPG etc... |
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Term
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Definition
| An emergency involving military forces...immediate risk of life. |
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Term
| Contingency Contracting Sources of Guidance: |
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Definition
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| 4 Typical Phases of Contracting Support |
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Definition
I. Mob and Initial Deployment
II. Build-Up
III. Sustainment
IV. Termination.Redeploy |
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Term
| Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan |
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Definition
-Developed by Joint Staff
-Strategic guidance
-Specific Planning Tasks... |
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| Differences between Deliberate Planning and Crisis Action Planning? |
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Definition
-Time -JPEC involvement(deliberate)
-Decision on COA (crisis)
-OPORD (crisis) vs. OPLAN (deliberate)
-Accomplished thru JOPES (both)
-Deliberate=time permits |
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| Contingency Contracting Support Plan Contents |
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Definition
-C2 Relationships
-Location of Contracting offices
-Procedures for appoint/train/employ OOs & CORs
-Types of supplies needed
-Procedures...procedures...etc |
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| Contingency Contracting Deployment Kit Contents |
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Definition
-Guidance on Service supplements
-60-90 days supplies;computer;camera etc
-Currency; Market survey data; FAR/DFAR
-Office SOP
-Exportable training pkgs (CORs etc) |
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| What are Non-Contractible Functions? |
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Definition
Inherently Govt. Functions
i.e. Accountable Officer; Combat Operations |
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| BASIC FRAMEWORK: Theater Support Contractors |
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Definition
-Theater PARC & subordinate CCOs
-ACA lead
-Local vendors meet immediate needs
-Goods, Services, Minor Construction |
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| BASIC FRAMEWORK: External Support Contractors |
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Definition
-External PARCs
-Contracts w/companies outside AOR
-In theater management
EXAMPLE: LOGCAP |
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Term
| Examples of System Contractors |
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Definition
-Apache -Fox -M1A2
-Stryker -Patriot -STAMIS
-ABCS -FCS |
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| Contractor Planning Considerations |
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Definition
-Key sys. contractors
-Pre-planned Civ. Aug. contracts
-Logistics on battlefield
-Competition for resources
-Contractor Management (deploy-support-protect) |
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| NEW DFARS CLAUSE: DFARS 252.225-7040 |
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Definition
Contractors shall:
-abide by COCOM orders
-not carry weapons
-include this clause in sub-contracts
-be provided level III health care
-etc... |
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Term
What is AFSB (now known as ASC)?
Army Field Support Command...now Army Sustainment Command |
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Definition
-Eight subordinate commands
-regionally alligned to support COCOMs
-integrates/coordinates ALT support
-*accountability/deployment of contractors on battlefield |
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Term
Contractor Life Support Planning Parameters
Theater -OWNer ExternSys -TERMS |
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Definition
-Theater Support: from own sources
-System Contractor: Army supplies per terms/conditions
-External Support: From Army or Contractor...depends on terms/conditions |
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Term
| Who specifically cannot be appointed Certifying Officials? |
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Definition
| -Neither CCOs nor Legal Counsel |
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Term
| Obligations are signed by whom? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 limitations on Funds? |
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Definition
Color- logically related......... ....31 USC 1301(a)
Year-current year
Amount-anti-deficiency... |
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Term
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Definition
$100K for End Items
$750K for Construction |
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Term
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Definition
-effectively document actions
-accessible to users
-minimize duplication
-safeguard proprietary data
-conform w/regs
-Kept separately?? |
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Term
| Contents of Contract File |
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Definition
-PR, J&A, D&F, Solicitations, Quotes
-MANAGEMENT REPORTS (1057 OR 350)
-REPORT OF DELIVERY (250) & PAYMENT (1034) |
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Term
| Typical Contingency Contracting Clauses/Provsions |
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Definition
-FAR 52.212-1,2,3,4,5
-DFARS 252.209-7001,7002,7004
-DFARS 252.225-7041 |
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| For what should KO request legal reviews? |
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Definition
-Actions requiring higher HQ review
-Proposed Actions exceeding $1M
-<$1M case by case...
-Settlements, Protests, J&As |
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Term
| When is DD Form 1057 required for Reporting? |
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Definition
| -All actions >$25K but <$200K during contingency ops. |
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Term
| Contracting Officer's Responsibilities as to the Claims Process |
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Definition
-Document file to indicate date claim received
-Make attempt to resolve at CCO level
-Review facts
-Obtain assistance
-Prepare decision (60 days) |
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