SD-2 Dod Acquisitions Buying Commercial Items And Nondevelopmental ItemsThis document offers guidance on acquisitions involving all types of commercial and nondevelopmental items: systems, subsystems, assemblies, parts, and items of supply. Commercial services are also addressed.This document does not present a “cookbook” approach to the acquisition of commercial and nondevelopmental items; such an approach could not accommodate the vast array of potential applications. It does offer lessons learned and things to consider when participating on an integrated product team.

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Foreword                      1

Background                  2

What Are Commercial Items

and Nondevelopmental Items?  3

Why Use Commercial and

Nondevelopmental Items?         4

What Are the Challenges ?       5

Who Should Be Involved?         7

What Is the Process for Buying Commercial and Nondevelopmental Items?         8

Define Requirements    10

Identify Candidate Commercial and Nondevelopmental Items14

Develop a Life-Cycle

Support Plan               17

Logistics Support Methods     18

C o n t e n t s

Logistics Support Elements    19

Product Enhancements

and Upgrades                        23

Test and Evaluate

Candidate Items           25

Verification of

Commercial Claims                27

Verification of

Quality Assurance                  30

Verification of Supportability  32

Plan and Implement

the Acquisition Strategy 33

Acquisition Method                34

Budgets                                 35

Contract Types                       36

Pricing                                  36

Best-Value Source Selection   37

Technical Data

and Intellectual Property        38

Warranties                             39

Appendix A                 40

Issues Requiring Special

Attention

Appendix B                 52

Key Policies Governing the

Defense Acquisition System

Appendix C                 54

Product Descriptions

Appendix D                 57

Foreign Comparative

Testing Program

Appendix E                 59

References

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