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CHAPTER IX: MANAGING PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS<br />
Source Document: DoD Regulation 5000.2-R, Part 1, para 1.4.5.2<br />
SECNAVINST 5000.2B, Part 1, para 1.4.5.2<br />
Discussion: The issuing of the latest DoD and SECNAV 5000 series directives has resulted in some changes to the<br />
policies and procedures associated with program modification. The chart on the next page summarizes the various<br />
modification scenarios and the associated actions required of the program manager, CNO/CMC sponsor, and the<br />
milestone decision authority (MDA).<br />
Any modification that, due to its cost and complexity, qualifies as an ACAT I program, shall be considered a<br />
separate acquisition effort and managed as such. Modifications that are below the ACAT I dollar thresholds will<br />
be considered part of the program being modified. Such modifications will not require a separate ACAT<br />
designation unless: 1) the program being modified is out of production or is in production but does not have an<br />
ACAT designation, and 2) the modification exceeds the dollar thresholds for being classified as an Abbreviated<br />
Acquisition Program (see Chapter VI, Part A). If the program being modified is in production but does not have<br />
an ACAT designation, a single ACAT designation covering both the program and the modifications(s) will be<br />
required. Of course, the MDA always has the option of directing that a modification be managed as a separate<br />
program even if it does not otherwise qualify as such. In addition, a modification could conceivably cause a<br />
change in the ACAT level for the ongoing program, in which case an ACAT designation change request shall be<br />
submitted for approval.<br />
A modification can result in revisions to the modified program's milestone information (e.g., Acquisition<br />
Baseline Agreement, Operational Requirements Document, Test and Evaluation Master Plan) that will need to be<br />
approved by the MDA.<br />
The concept of Milestone IV, a point during the production phase at which the MDA considers the need for a<br />
major modification, is no longer policy. Also no longer used is the term "upgrade" for distinguishing<br />
modifications to out-of-production programs.<br />
POC: Tom Dewland, AIR-1.1B, room 354, bldg 2272 (301) 757-6623<br />
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