Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management Considerations CPD B A C MDD FRP/FD Decision Dev RFP Release Decision IOC Materiel Solution Analysis FOC Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction Production & Deployment Engineering & Manufacturing Development LRIP Decision ILA/IOT&E Operations & Support ICD Draft CDD PDR CDR FOT&E EOA/ILA ILA/OA EOA Business, Cost Estimating & Financial Management Considerations BCEFM Activities Receive AoA guidance from CAPE Participate in AoA Create affordability assessment for MS A Justify full funding in FYDP by MS A Complete 2366A determination (MDAP only) Budget request vetted in PPBE process Budget request vetted in Congressional enactment process Establish TMRR RDT&E PE Prepare CARD Prepare Service cost position Prepare ICE or sufficiency review or EA (IS systems) Update affordability assessment for MS B Full funding in FYDP by MS B 2366B certification by MS B (MDAP only) Establish EMD RDT&E PE Develop/update program funding reports Update budget documents (e.g., R forms) Develop Spend Plan (O&E Forecast) Complete LCCE Update cost estimate Execute should cost program Full funding in FYDP Establish procurement budget line item Establish sustainment funding line item Update affordability assessment Update budget documents (e.g., P&R forms) Update LCCE Update procurement budget line item Update sustainment funding line item Update budget documents (e.g., P&O forms) Trades Studies may include: Training Systems Requirements Analysis Training Situation Analysis Manpower Estimates Economic Analysis Documentation and Reviews Acquisition Strategy Draft CDD Initial inputs to PPP, SEP, TEMP, & LCSP Inputs to RFP Mid-year Review Year-End Close-Out CDD Update PPP, SEP, TEMP, LCSP SAR/MAR (as appropriate) RAM-C Report PDR, ILA, IPA CPD CDR, ILA, IPA ISR PIR

AoA: Analysis of Alternatives CAPE: Cost Analysis & Program Evaluation CARD: Cost Analysis Requirements Description CDD: Capability Development Document CDR: Critical Design Review CPD: Capability Production Document DEF: Defense Exportability Features EA: Economic Analysis EOA: Early Operational Assessment FOC: Final Operational Capability FOT&E: Follow-on Test & Evaluation FRP: Full Rate Production FYDP: Future Years Defense Program ICD: Initial Capabilities Document PE: Program Element PIR: Post-implementation Review PPBE: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, & Execution PPP: Program Protection Plan RDT&E: Research, Development, Test & Evaluation RAM-C: Reliability, Availability, Maintenance-Cost RFP: Request for Proposal SAR: Selected Acquisition Report SEP: System Engineering Plan TEMP: Test and Evaluation Master Plan ILA: Independent Logistics Assessment IOC: Initial Operational Capability IOT&E: Initial Operational Test & Evaluation ICE: Independent Cost Estimate IPS: Integrated Product Support LCCE: Life Cycle Cost Estimate LCSP: Life-Cycle Sustainment Plan MAIS: Major Automated Information System MAR: MAIS Annual Report MDAP: Major Defense Acquisition Program MDD: Materiel Development Decision O&E: Obligations and Expenditures OA: Operational Assessment PDR: Preliminary Design Review