From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, SUBJ_ALL_CAPS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5ba49804e4c80102,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Alfred M Selgas Subject: ACQUISITION REFORM UPDATE - OPEN SYSTEM APPROACH Date: 1997/02/26 Message-ID: <314741e0@smtp-gw.spawar.navy.mil>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 221619708 Sender: Ada programming language Comments: To: GARY.EVANS@NISMC.NAVY.MIL, GARY.WASHBURN@NISMC.NAVY.MIL, Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-02-26T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: This is a Mime message, which your current mail reader may not understand. Parts of the message will appear as text. To process the remainder, you will need to use a Mime compatible mail reader. Contact your vendor for details. --IMA.Boundary.944879658 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ Subject: ACQUISITION REFORM UPDATE - OPEN SYSTEM APPROACH Author: Alfred M Selgas at SPAWAR-MC1 Date: 2/5/97 11:33 AM OPEN SYSTEM APPROACH TO THE ACQUISITION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS "THE CURRENT POLICY" If your looking for a basic understanding of DON Acquisition Reform for Computer Resources, please consider the following: "Most DON systems have become fundamentally dependent on computer resources. For the past 30 years, the DON has directed the use of Navy-developed standard computer resources as Government Furnished Equipment under the Standard Embedded Computer Resources (SECR) program. In recognition of the rapid growth of commercial technology, the increasing use of computer resources, and the high cost of requiring full military specification for computer resources, the Department of Defense (DoD) and DON policy is emphasizing the use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and other nondevelopmental items (NDI) where consistent with operational requirements. In implementing the policy, the DON will employ an open systems approach which emphasizes the use of open system interface standards and widely available commercial computer resource products that meet system requirements and provide a growth path to meet anticipated and unanticipated requirements. This approach should allow the DON to more effectively benefit from the technology innovation and cost competitiveness inherent in the commercial computer resources market. Further, this approach will facilitate the adoption of business and systems engineering strategies to reduce acquisition development time and costs. For some systems, a transition to this approach will be required, wherein current computer resources will continue to be supported and the open systems approach will be used for modifications and upgrades." - FROM: SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5200.32A, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPUTER RESOURCES 03 MAY 1993, THIS IS WHERE THE COINAGE OF THE TERM "OPEN SYSTEMS APPROACH" WAS ORIGINALLY DOCUMENTED. "SECNAVINST 5200.32A directs developing agents/program managers to use an open systems approach in the design, procurement, and support of computer resources. The Open System Interface Standards List (OSISL) facilitates the acquisition of computer resources under this direction." - FROM: SECNAV NOTICE 5200 ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPUTER RESOURCES of 20 MAY 1993. THIS POLICY WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED IN A SPAWAR 03Y POA&M OF 1985 WHEN THE TERM NEXT GENERATION COMPUTER RESOURCES (NGCR) WAS COINED. SINCE THIS POLICY WAS FINALLY PROMULGATED IN 1993. IT HAS BEEN AMPLIFIED AND EXTENDED. THIS POLICY WAS PARTIALLY AMPLIFIED IN 1994 BY SECDEF, DR. PERRY'S, MEMO "NO MIL-STDS." THIS POLICY WAS GREATLY AMPLIFIED BY THE "DASN C4I CRM STUDY" OF 1995 AND THE LATTER'S MARINE CORPS ADDENDUM OF 1996. LAST MONTH, JANUARY 1997, THIS POLICY IS REITERATED IN A NAVSEA ACQUISITION INFORMATION MEMORANDUM. ORIGINALS (ELECTRONIC AND HARDCOPY) OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM AL SELGAS OF SPAWAR AT 602-4493. IN PARTICULAR, SECNAVINST 5200.32A 1993, SECNAV NOTICE 5200 1993 ARE ATTACHED AS WORDPERFECT FILES. THE NAVSEA AIM IS ATTACHED AS A MSWORD FILE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, AL SELGAS 602-4493 --IMA.Boundary.944879658 Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="note5200.sgn" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: Unknown data type AAACEwAC3A== --IMA.Boundary.944879658 Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="520032a.sgn" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: Unknown data type LCAzZNwCEwADSAKEEQIJEg0AeB5wAQITAALc --IMA.Boundary.944879658 Content-Type: application/msword; name="aim18sea.doc" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: MS Word document --IMA.Boundary.944879658--