Accelerating Acquisition through Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Fielding Presented by: Denise Crimmins Director, USW Rapid Prototyping
Why? "Deliver performance at the speed of relevance. Success no longer goes to the country that develops a new nology first, but rather to the one that better integrates it and adapts its way of fighting." Ref: Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America. NDS Implementation requires integrated and focused teams of Operators, Technologists, and Acquisition Professionals TnTE2 method integrates Operators and Technologists New Accelerated Acquisition authorities from NDAA 16/17 TnTE2 and new Acquisition Authorities enable delivery of performance at the speed of relevance 2
Quick Wins, Throw Deep S&T Accelerated Acquisition Authorities Flexible Funding Constructs Set Based Design Methods Live, Virtual, Constructive Environments Strategic Planning NR&DE Facilities and Resources Autonomy and Unmanned Systems CYBER, Big Data Analysis, Advanced Computing Advanced Communications and Connectivity, Advanced Sensing Advanced Power Systems, Directed Energy, Railgun, High Velocity Projectiles Micro/Nano Satellite Technology, Nanonology and Meta Materials, Synthetic Biology
Accelerated Acquisition Pathways Traditional Acquisition (5000.02) Pre-Concept (Inc. JCIDS) Material Solution Analysis Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction Engineering & Manufacturing Development A B C Production and Deployment Sustainment & Disposal Accelerated Acquisition Alternate Pathway(s) Problem Identification & Definition Wargames, Experimentation, Hackathons, Tech Scouting, Advanced Naval Tech Exercises, Challenge Competitions, etc. Limited Trials Prototyping, Testing & Evaluation, Refining, Developing CONOPs, etc. Decision Point Scale Up Cancel Harvest Technology Understand Operational Needs Continue Limited Production Rapid Acquisition Authority (RAA) Determination FY16 NDAA Section 804 Middle Tier Acquisitions Rapid Prototyping Rapid Fielding FY17 NDAA Section 806 Acquisition Agility MOSA Component Prototyping Key Enablers to Accelerate Technical Authority Contracts Financing Legal 4
Accelerated Acquisition Principles Accelerate Minimum Viable Product to the user Incrementally evolve as threat or evolve Delay designation of Program of Record scale up if successful Maximize on and off ramps Apply appropriate procurement tools Maximize BA4 funds to transition S&T Use Set-Based Design (e.g. crowd sourcing, alter. employment concepts) Not all capabilities should be accelerated Distribution A: Approved for Public Release 5
Maintaining the Edge NUWC Keyport Div Keyport, WA NUWC Headquarters NUWC Newport Div Newport, RI Naval Research and Development Establishment NRL Monterey Monterey, CA Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWC WD) China Lake, CA NSWC Port Hueneme Div Port Hueneme, CA NAWC WD Point Magu,, CA NSWC Corona Div Corona, CA SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSCPAC) San Diego, CA SSC Hawaii Honolulu, HI Defense Industry Commercial Industry Academia Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (DASN RDT&E) Arlington, VA NRL Stennis Hancock, MS NSWC Crane Div Crane, IN NSWC Panama City Div Panama City, FL NAWC TSD Orlando, FL Capitalizing on the Best and Brightest our Nation has to Offer Distribution Statement A: Approved for public release NSWC Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA NSWC Carderock Div West Bethesda, MD Naval Research Lab Washington, D.C. NSWC Headquarters Washington, D.C. NSWC Dahlgren Div Dahlgren, VA Office of Naval Research (ONR) Arlington, VA NSWC Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Div Indian Head, MD Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC AD) Patuxent River, MD Combat Direction Systems Activity Dam Neck, VA SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic (SSCLANT) Charleston, SC
Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) Advanced Naval Technology Exercises (ANTX) are a series of exercises led by the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) where industry, academia, and Government R&D organizations are invited to demonstrate emerging /engineering innovations that address priority USN and USMC missions. Demonstrate emerging nologies and innovations to address Navy and Marine Corps mission priorities and gaps Allow collaboration of industry, academia, and Government R&D organizations Provide an environment for the warfighters to assess the operational utility of nological innovations before these nologies become militarized and integrated at the operational level Provide a forum for informational exchanges and innovations where the naval nology community can review new nologies, exchange ideas, and foster collaboration Ship to Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation (S2ME2) ANTX Distribution A: Approved for Public Release 7
TnTE2 Continuum Exploration Rapid Prototyping Fleet Experimentation Rapid Fielding geek geek Capability based tactics/ nology demos in field representative environments Highly-valued and mature tactics/ are ruggedized and integrated based user inputs Tactics/ are integrated for Fleet experimentation and limited user evaluations Tactics/ fielded for extended user evals 8
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