1.5  Acquisition Reform Initiatives

Ongoing acquisition reform initiatives continue to affect our Air Force acquisitions. Some of these include:

-  Greater use of commercial products and services (which may significantly affect what cost and pricing information you may request as well as impact your evaluation factors);

-  More open communications with industry and early release of acquisition documents, such as draft solicitations, evaluation factors (which include the minimum performance or capability requirements against which they are judged); and

-  Greater emphasis on risk assessment, both in the technical and cost areas, particularly for ACAT programs entering System Development and Demonstration (SDD).