Milestone C
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Milestone C is a key decision point in the U.S. defense acquisition process at which a program is approved to enter full-rate production and deployment.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. defense acquisition milestone
ⓘ
acquisition decision point ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Major Defense Acquisition Programs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
selected non-major acquisition programs ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Milestone Decision Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
acquisition category I programs
ⓘ
acquisition category II programs ⓘ production and deployment phase ⓘ |
| authorizes |
deployment of the system to operational units
ⓘ
entry into Full-Rate Production ⓘ entry into Low-Rate Initial Production ⓘ entry into production and deployment phase ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionType | go/no-go decision ⓘ |
| domain | government procurement ⓘ |
| follows |
Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase
ⓘ
Milestone B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
DoD Adaptive Acquisition Framework policies
ⓘ
DoD Instruction 5000.02 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInput |
independent cost estimate for major programs
ⓘ
results of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation when available ⓘ updated capability requirements documentation ⓘ |
| objective |
confirm program affordability and executability
ⓘ
determine readiness for production and deployment ⓘ ensure system meets validated capability requirements ⓘ |
| partOf |
Defense Acquisition System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Defense acquisition process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Full-Rate Production Decision Review ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | federal acquisition and defense-specific regulations ⓘ |
| requires |
completion of developmental test and evaluation
ⓘ
evidence of interoperability certification planning ⓘ evidence of manufacturing readiness ⓘ evidence of sustainment readiness ⓘ satisfactory operational assessment or operational test results ⓘ updated Acquisition Strategy ⓘ updated Life-Cycle Sustainment Plan ⓘ updated Test and Evaluation Master Plan ⓘ updated cost estimate ⓘ updated program schedule ⓘ updated risk assessment ⓘ |
| riskFocus |
fielding and sustainment risk
ⓘ
production risk ⓘ |
| sector | defense acquisition ⓘ |
| timeInLifecycle | late acquisition lifecycle ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authorization of system fielding
ⓘ
transition from development to production ⓘ |
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