Applicable DoD and AF Regulations.docx

Applicable DoD and AF Regulations

All Department of Defense and Air Force regulations, directives and instructions are applicable. The KC-10 CNS/ATM Program must fully comply with current versions of these documents. The following excerpts are provided for expediency and address direction that is specifically applicable.

PDR and CDR Approval.

The Dec 08 release of DoDI 5000.02 adds a requirement for PDR prior to Milestone B for programs entering at Concept Refinement Phase. If program entrance is at Engineering, Manufacturing & Development (EMD), a PDR should be scheduled at the earliest feasible opportunity. A Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) assessment is required after each design review. The PDR and CDR can only be approved by the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA). The Government will not consider PDR or CDR complete until after MDA approval. Contractor representation at each MDA assessment is encouraged and may be advantageous to the contractor.

DoDI 5000.02, December 8, 2008 Enclosure 2, Paragraphs 6c(6)

(b) Post-PDR Assessment. If a PDR has not been conducted prior to Milestone B, the PM shall plan for a PDR as soon as feasible after program initiation. PDR planning shall be reflected in the Acquisition Strategy and conducted consistent with the policies specified in paragraph 5.d.(6). Following PDR, the PM shall plan and the MDA shall conduct a formal Post-PDR Assessment. The PDR report shall be provided to the MDA prior to the assessment and reflect any requirements trades based upon the PM’s assessment of cost, schedule, and performance risk. The MDA will consider the results of the PDR and the PM’s assessment, and determine whether remedial action is necessary to achieve APB objectives. The results of the MDA's Post-PDR Assessment shall be documented in an ADM.

(c) Post-CDR Assessment. The MDA shall conduct a formal program assessment following system-level CDR. The system-level CDR provides an opportunity to assess design maturity as evidenced by measures such as: successful completion of subsystem CDRs; the percentage of hardware and software product build-to specifications and drawings completed and under configuration management; planned corrective actions to hardware/software deficiencies; adequate developmental testing; an assessment of environment, safety and occupational health risks; a completed failure modes and effects analysis; the identification of key system characteristics; the maturity of critical manufacturing processes; and an estimate of system reliability based on demonstrated reliability rates.