ARMY AL&T
FIGURE 1 User
Warfighter unit that will receive the new capability.
Science and Technology
Provides a mechanism to determine the technology level of the prototype.
Middle-Tier Acquisition Program Stakeholders
Testing
Develops a method to measure the effectiveness of the prototype.
Logistics
Develops the delivery schedule.
Program Manager
Acquires prototypes for user assessment during requirements development and maturation.
Contracting
Writes and awards the other transaction authority.
Financial Captures funds.
Center of Excellence Writes requirement document.
TEAM SUPPORT
The middle-tier acquisition process gives PMs a way to use an existing need to rapidly assess advanced technological prototypes without the bureaucracy and restrictions of new requirements approval, and takes a minimalist approach to program structure and oversight. After requirement approval, the PM or the science and technology member is the lead for acquiring the prototype. (SOURCE: Col. Joel D. Babbitt and Dr. Donald Schlomer)
An important component of middle-tier acquisition is the early coordination and robust involvement of a cross-functional team. Tese teams are constructed such that each member represents a different function of the acquisition effort and is empowered to address a vital function in acquiring a capability. Each func- tion is necessary for the identification, funding, acquisition and user assessment of a prototype capability. Te team includes the person refining the requirement, another developing the test plan, someone capturing the funding required, another determining if current technology exists to achieve the desired capability, and a person writing the request for proposal. Not to mention having the user determining if the capability of the prototype has value.
Having a small, empowered team is the best method to fulfill the purpose of a mid-tier acquisition, allowing for rapid decision- making and delivery of a new capability to the warfighter. Te U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has used a “buy- try-decide” model of acquisition for decades—buying a product or prototype, trying it to see if it meets the need and deciding whether to keep it or buy something else. Currently, SOCOM is buying a prototype personal defense weapon—a weapon halfway between pistol and rifle—to assess its capability through a combat evaluation. Tus, warfighters will use the prototype weapon and undergo an eight- to 12-month in-the-field user assessment. After the evaluation, the milestone decision authority for the weapon will make a decision to either field or scrap the weapon prototype.
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