Milestone B
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Milestone B is a key decision point in the U.S. defense acquisition process that authorizes a program to enter the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milestone B canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Defense Acquisition Board milestone
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U.S. defense acquisition milestone ⓘ acquisition decision point ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Department of Defense acquisition programs ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhase | Engineering and Manufacturing Development ⓘ |
| authorizes | entry into Engineering and Manufacturing Development ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionAuthority | Milestone Decision Authority ⓘ |
| follows | Milestone A ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Adaptive Acquisition Framework policies
ⓘ
DoD Instruction 5000.02 ⓘ
surface form:
DoD Instruction 5000 series
DoD Instruction 5000.02 ⓘ
surface form:
DoD Instruction 5000.02 (historical versions)
|
| governsEntryTo | Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase ⓘ |
| involves |
assessment of cybersecurity and program protection
ⓘ
assessment of integration risks ⓘ assessment of manufacturing readiness ⓘ assessment of sustainment planning ⓘ assessment of technology readiness levels ⓘ assessment of test adequacy ⓘ review of cost schedule and performance risks ⓘ |
| marksTransitionFrom | Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction phase ⓘ |
| marksTransitionTo | Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase ⓘ |
| mayBeSupportedBy |
Defense Acquisition Board (through representation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Defense Acquisition Board
|
| objective |
commit program to development
ⓘ
confirm program affordability ⓘ confirm program executability ⓘ establish program baseline for cost schedule and performance ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Milestone Decision Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. defense acquisition system
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Defense acquisition framework
U.S. defense acquisition system ⓘ |
| precedes | Milestone C ⓘ |
| requires |
Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction completion
ⓘ
affordability assessment ⓘ approved Acquisition Program Baseline ⓘ approved Acquisition Strategy ⓘ independent cost estimate ⓘ life-cycle sustainment planning ⓘ program protection planning ⓘ risk management plan ⓘ sufficient technology maturity ⓘ systems engineering plan ⓘ test and evaluation strategy ⓘ updated capability requirements validation ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
approval to award Engineering and Manufacturing Development contracts
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establishment of Acquisition Program Baseline ⓘ formal program initiation for many programs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Major Defense Acquisition Programs
ⓘ
other significant defense acquisition programs ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Defense Acquisition Board