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Deutsche Verbindungsstelledes Rüstungsbereiches USA/Kanada
Federal Republic of GermanyLiaison Office for Defense Materiel USA/Canada
The new German Acquisition Process andits effects on Test & Evaluation
Gerhard BrauerNDIA T&E Conference, March 2001
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Title and Subtitle The new German Acquisition Process and its effects onTest & Evaluation
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Performing Organization Name(s) and Address(es) Deutsche Verbindungsstelle des RüstungsbereichesUSA/Kanada Federal Republic of Germany LiaisonOffice for Defense Materiel USA/Canada
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Supplementary Notes Proceedings from National Summit on U.S. Defense Policy: Acquisition, Research, Test and Evaluation,26-30 March 2001 sponsored by NDIA.
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German Acquisition Organization
Federal Office of DefenseTechnology and Procurement
(Acquisition Agency)BWB Koblenz, Germany
German Liaison Office for Defense Materiel
USA/CanadaReston, VA
Federal Ministry of DefenseArmament Branch
TestCentersGermany
LaboratoriesGermany
Organization of theGerman Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg)
ES State SecretaryOrgStaff
ControllingStaff
DirectorInformationTechnology
PR / InfoStaff
State Secretary Office ofProtocol
State Secretaryof Parliament
ParlKab
Ministerof Defense
PlanningStaff
Inspekteur Heer
Chief of Staffof the Army
InpekteurLuftwaffe
InspekteurMarine
InspekteurSanitäts -dienst der
Bundeswehr
Chief of StaffArmed Forces
Generalinsp.der Bw
Deputy CoSArmed Forces
Stellvertreterdes General-inspekteurs
der Bw
Abteilungs -leiter
Personal-,Sozial- und
Zentral -angelegen-
heiten
Abteilungs -leiter
Haushalt
Abteilungs -leiterRecht
Abteilungs -leiter
Wehrver -waltung ,
Infrastrukturund Um-
weltschutz
InspekteurStreitkräfte-
basis
DirectorGeneral of Armaments
Haupt-abteilungs-
leiterRüstung
ArmamentsCouncil
-Mission Council(Einsatzrat)
Chief of Staffof the Air
Force
Chief of Staffof the Navy
SurgeonGeneral
DirectorBudget
DirectorLegal Affairs
DirectorAdministrationInfrastructureEnvironment
DirectorPersonneland SocialServices
State Secretaryof Parliament
Armament Council
Chief of Staffof the Joint
Support Service
Surgeon Generalof the
Bundeswehr
Chief of Staffof the Navy
Chief of Staffof the Air Force
Chief of Staffof the Army
Chief of Staff Armed Forces
(Chairman)
DirectorDefense
Administration
DirectorBudget
DirectorInformationTechnology
ChiefComptroller
Director Generalof Armaments
New Capability Profile of the Armed Forces
SecurityPolicy
GermanConstitution
InternationalObligations
Operating Forces: 50.000 to 60.000 Army,plus Air Force and Navy
Command Level: Corps
Readiness: within 60 days,smaller contingencies earlier
Sustainability: up to 1 year
In Operation: by 2003
EuropeanHeadline
Goal
New Profile Of Availability
Improvements
• Deployability/ Mobility
• Sustainability/ Logistics
• Mission Effectiveness
• Survivability
• Command & Control
DefenseCapabilities
Initiative
German Acquisition Process
Pre-phase
1
Pre-phase
2
Definition Development Procurement
Risks Concerning Costs and State-of-the-Art Equipment
Various Responsibilities
Program Manager
presentEBMAT
AnalysisPhase
Techn.Demo
Projek-tierung
Procurement
Chairman CoSGeneralinspekteur
Program Manager
Customer Product Management 2001
futureCPM2001
In Service
In Service
Military Service
Military Service
Comparison of Acquisition ProcessesCPM 2001 DoD 5000
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↵ System Capability Requirement
↵ Final Functional Requirement
↵ Approval of Realisation
↵ Approval for Utilisation
↵ Final Report
↵ Milestone A
↵ Milestone B
↵ Milestone C
Analysis PhasePhase Actions/Milestones
Ongoing analysis of available capabilities
Defining lacks of capabilities
System Capability Requirement (Systemfähigkeitsforderung SFF)
Research efforts for solutions inkl. Market Survey resulting in decision of
Purchase of Purchase Upgrade/service Developmentoff-the-shelf of services of life extension of newproducts of fielded equipment
equipment
Final Functional Requirement (Abschließende Funktionale Forderung AF)
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Realization PhasesPhase Actions/Milestones
Off-the-shelf Services Upgrade New equipmentproducts equipment
Risk Reduction Simulations Demo. /Prototypes
Approval of Realisation(Realisierungsgenehmigung ReG)
Manufacturing Contract
Acceptance (Abnahme) Operational Tests (Einsatzprüfung)
Approval for Utilisation(Genehmigung der Nutzung GeNu)
Final Report (Abschlussbericht ASB)
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In Service
Process to Cooperation
• Initial contact through international committees or other contacts on different levels
• Planning of time schedule and funding requirements
• Approval of budget
• Bringing in of the official negotiating department
(• Approval by the Bundestag if funding required > 50 MDM)
• Signing the agreement
• Carrying out the agreement