1. 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

2. 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