Defined requirement
Start with the buyer, mission outcome, workload, environment, schedule, acceptance criteria, and available authority.
Procurement
Acquisition and contract paths.
Decision framework
Acquisition and contract paths.
Start with the buyer, mission outcome, workload, environment, schedule, acceptance criteria, and available authority.
Separate market research, evaluation, pilot, subcontract, commercial agreement, and government procurement decisions.
Make capacity, platform, site, network, energy, support, assurance, data, and operator responsibilities visible.
Do not treat a proposal, research relationship, eligibility statement, or contract vehicle as a purchase or authorization.
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Next step
Identify the outcome, workload, environment, data, dependencies, evidence, operations, and authority required for the next step.
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