Throughout the trades process, continual communication with the customer/user is crucial to clarify the amount of flexibility in requirements and to share knowledge of potential com- mercial items and NDis that may be available to meet the requirement. A customer who is aware of the impact on the performance, cost, and schedule, as well as the risks, of various alter- natives can make realistic tradeoff decisions and ensure that the requirements are satisfied.
Flexibility is key. Operational requirements should not be considered fixed and unalterable; rigidity does not work in today's defense environment. Requirements must be continuously re- fined as new information about market capabilities and products is received. (Figure 1 depicts the concept.) Flexibility is especially important during the early stages of an acquisition.
Figure 1. Requirements Definition
As requirements are refined, the number of threshold items should be limited, and the threshold values should represent true minimums. in addition, requirements should be stated in terms of capabilities, rather than technical solutions and specifications.This approach to defining requirements gives industry maximum flexibility to meet overall program objectives.The source selection criteria communicated to industry must reflect the importance of developing an item
that can achieve stated production and life-cycle cost objectives.
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