0. Milestone B to Initial Operational Capability (IOC) Requirements Management Activities
Tom Fritz

1. Lesson Objectives
Assess the major requirements management activities during the acquisition process from Milestone B to Initial Operational Capability
Compare and contrast the purpose and major activities of the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase and the Production and Deployment phase
Assess the decisions and approvals that take place at the Post-CDR Assessment, Milestone C, and the Full-Rate Production Decision Review

2. Milestone B to IOC EMD and Production & Deployment
Full Rate
Prod Decision
Review
Joint Concepts
Capabilities - Based Assessment
MS C
MS B
FCB
Strategic Guidance
Incremental Development
MS A
Technology
Development
Engineering & Manufacturing Development
Production & Deployment
AoA
Materiel
Solution
Analysis
Technology Opportunities & Resources
ICD
O&S
User Needs
MDD
CDD
CPD

3. Milestone B to IOC Requirements Management Activities
Purpose: Develop system or increment of capability; complete full system integration
Major Activities: T&E of production representative systems
Purpose: Deliver systems, support materiel and services to the warfighter; attain IOC
Major Activities: T&E of production systems, production, fielding
Engineering & Manufacturing
Development B C
CDD
Post CDR
Assessment
CPD
Production & Deployment
FRP
Decision
Review
LRIP & IOT&E
Full-Rate Production & Deployment
IOC
Integrated Systems
Design
Systems Capability
& Manufacturing Process Demo
CDR
TRA
Requirements Management Activities
Develop
CPD
Participate in
IPTs & Technical Reviews
Milestone & Decision Reviews
Monitor/provide input (*Table H-1 CPD Linkage to Program Documents)
DT/OT, Live Fire T&E, Interoperability Testing / ISP*
Updated TEMP*, APB*, Acquisition Strategy*, Cost Estimate, PPBE, LCSP
TRA

4. Critical Design Review (CDR)
CDR establishes the initial product baseline* to ensure that the system has a reasonable expectation of satisfying the requirements of the CDD
Any changes during EMD are incorporated and after CDR the CDD evolves to the CPD required at Milestone C
CDR also approves the product baselines for maintainability, supportability, and logistics elements.
After CDR, production-representative articles will be produced for testing against the KPPs and technical requirements
Once the initial product baseline is established, opportunities to improve performance or reduce life-cycle costs are severely limited
*Product Baseline—Documentation describing all necessary functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item; the selected functional and physical characteristics designated for production acceptance testing; and tests necessary for deployment/installation, operation, support, training, and disposal of the configuration item.

5. Post - CDR Assessment
PM required to invite DASD(SE) engineers to their system-level CDRs and make available CDR artifacts. (Revised 24 Feb 2011 by AT&L memo*)
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Systems Engineering) (DASD(SE)) prepares a brief assessment of the program’s design maturity and technical risks that may require MDA’s attention
Draft CDR assessment will be coordinated with the PM prior to forwarding to MDA
PM documents CDR in accordance with component best practices
MDA :
Reviews Post-CDR assessment
Determines whether additional action is necessary
*SUBJECT: Expected Business Practice: Post-Critical Design Review Reports and Assessments

6. Test & Evaluation Activities After Milestone B
T&E during EMD demonstrates system performance is consistent with KPPs
DT (contactor and government)
Operational Assessments
Live Fire T&E of components
Interoperability testing
T&E during LRIP demonstrates that system is operationally effective, suitable, and mission capable
IOT&E
Full-Up System Level LFT&E
Interoperability testing and certification

7. Technology Maturity Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)
Actual system “flight proven” through successful mission operations
Actual system completed and “flight qualified” through test and demonstration (Full-Rate Production Decision)
System prototype demonstration in a operational environment (Milestone C)
System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a “relevant environment” (2366b certification item - Milestone B)
Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment
Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment (Milestone A – TRA Deskbook Table I-3)
Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof-of-concept
Technology concept and/or application formulated
Basic principles observed and reported
System Test, Launch & Operations
System/Subsystem Development
Technology Demonstration
Technology Development
Research to Prove Feasibility
Basic Technology Research
TRL 9
TRL 8
TRL 7
TRL 6
TRL 5
TRL 4
TRL 3
TRL 2
TRL 1
Public law requires MDAPs be at TRL 6 for Milestone B (chart )

8. Milestone C Commits the Department to Production Requires approved CPD
MDA approves:
ADM
Updated Acquisition Strategy and APB
Entry into LRIP
Exit criteria for LRIP

9. Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP)
Completes manufacturing development
Provides minimum articles necessary for IOT&E
Establishes initial production base
Permits orderly ramp-up to full-rate production
RM concerns: Sufficient number of systems for IOT&E; potential use of LRIP systems for IOC

10. Full Rate Production Decision Review (FRPDR)
Approves entry into Full Rate Production
MDA Approves:
Full-rate production
Updated Acquisition Strategy
Updated APB
Exit criteria, if appropriate
Provisions for evaluation for post-deployment performance
ADM

11. Linkage: CPD, APB, TEMP & Contract for LRIP/Production
Milestone B
Milestone C
Post-CDR
Assessment
Cost Estimate & $$
TEMP
COIs, MOEs,
MOPs, CTPs
Production
Representative
Articles
Production
Systems
Contract
KPPs
KSAs
CPD
SPECs
“build-to”
SPECs
“build-to”
CDR
APB
KPPs
KSAs DT OT
LRIP/
Production
IOT&E
MOEs/
MOPs
Specs
MOEs/
MOPs
Engineering & Manufacturing Development
Phase
Production &
Deployment Phase 11

12. Oversight & Review DAE CAE PEO IPT’s assist in oversight & review DAB
USD(AT&L)
Defense Acquisition Executive
Acquisition Category
DAE
Makes Decisions
Signs ADM
ACAT ID
DAB-Defense Acquisition Board
ITAB-Information Technology Acquisition Board
DBSMC-Defense Business Systems Management Committee
$365M RDT&E or
$2.19B Procurement
(FY2000 Constant $)
DAB
ITAB
ACAT IAM
$378M Life Cycle Cost or
$126M Total Prog. Cost or
$32M Prog. Cost
in any single year
(FY2000 Constant $)
OIPTs
Overarching IPT’s
(OIPT’s)
Issue resolution
Component Acquisition
Executive
(Asst Secretary)
ACAT IC/IAC
Configuration Steering Boards
Makes ACAT IC,
IAC & II Decisions
Signs ADM
CAE
NDAA 2009 sec 814 p 174
ACAT II
Working-Level IPT’s
(WIPT’s)
$140M RDT&E or
$660M Procurement
(FY2000 Constant $)
Component HQ Review
Issue resolution
Program Level
IPT’s
Program Executive Officer
(General Officer/SES Civilian)
ACAT III
PEO
Makes ACAT III
Decisions
Signs ADM
No Fiscal
Criteria
IPT’s assist in
oversight & review
Program Manager
(Col/LtCol/Civilian Equivalent)
ACAT IV PM
Navy
USMC
Note: Some PMs report directly to CAE.

13. Defense Acquisition Guidebook , 4.2.4.1 Figure 1