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)

-  risk assessment

-  greater emphasis on evaluation of technical and cost risks (evaluation of cost risk is particularly appropriate for Acquisition Category (ACAT) and System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase programs )