The Directive that governs the policies for the Defense Acquisition System is called the Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5000.01 “The Defense Acquisition System” dated 9 September 2020.  The Directive lists the following policies that shall govern the Defense Acquisition System.  The policies in this Directive apply to all acquisition programs. [1]

DoDD 5000.01 “The Defense Acquisition System” Purpose

The purpose of DoDD 5000.01 is to describe the principles governing the acquisition process and emphasizes six main tenets of acquisition implemented via the Adaptive Acquisition Framework.

Policy

• Purpose
• Applicability and Scope
• Definition
• Policy
• Responsibility

Enclosure 1: Additional Policy

• Armaments Cooperation
• Collaboration
• Competition
• Cost and Affordability
• Cost Realism
• Cost Sharing
• Financial Management
• Independent Operational Test Organization (OTA)
• Information Assurance
• Information Superiority
• Integrated Test and Evaluation
• Intelligence and Support
• Interoperability
• Knowledge-Based Acquisitions
• Legal Compliance
• Performance-Based Acquisitions
• Performance-Based Logistics
• Product, Services, and Technology
• Professional Workforce
• Program Information
• Program Stability
• Research and Technology Protection
• Safety
• Small Business Participation
• Software-Intensive Systems
• Streamline Organizations
• Systems Engineering
• Technology Development and Transition
• Total System Approach

AcqLink and References:

• DoD Directive 5000.01 “The Defense Acquisition System” – 9 Sept 2020
• (Old) DoD Directive 5000.01 “The Defense Acquisition System” – 31 Aug 2018
• (Old) DoD Directive 5000.01 “The Defense Acquisition System” – 20 Nov 2007
• DoD Instruction 5000.02 “Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework”

Updated: 7/6/2021

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