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10 U.S.C. § 4357 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4357. Selected acquisition reports: termination of requirements with respect to a program or subprogram
The requirements of this chapter with respect to a major defense acquisition program or designated major subprogram shall cease to apply after 90 percent of the items to be delivered to the United States under the program or subprogram (shown as the total quantity of items to be purchased under the program or subprogram in the most recent Selected Acquisition Report) have been delivered or 90 percent of planned expenditures under the program or subprogram have been made.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1849(a), (j), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4259, 4263.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4358 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4358. Selected acquisition reports: when total program reporting begins; limited reports before approval to proceed to system development and demonstration
(a) In General.—
(1) Commencement of total program reporting.—
Total program reporting under this chapter shall apply to a major defense acquisition program when funds have been appropriated for such program and the Secretary of Defense has decided to proceed to system development and demonstration of such program.
(2) Limited reports.—
Reporting may be limited to the development program as provided in subsection (b) before a decision is made by the Secretary of Defense to proceed to system development and demonstration if the Secretary notifies the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives of the intention to submit a limited report under this section not less than 15 days before a report is due under this chapter.
(b) Content of Limited Reports.—
A limited report under this section shall include the following:
(1) The same information, in detail and summarized form, as is provided in reports submitted under subsections (b)(1) and (b)(3) of section 4205 of this title.
(2) Reasons for any change in the development cost and schedule.
(3) The major contracts under the development program and designated major subprograms under the program and the reasons for any cost or schedule variances under those contracts since the last Selected Acquisition Report.
(4) Program highlights since the last Selected Acquisition Report.
(5) Other information as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
(c) Submission of Limited Reports.—
The submission requirements for a limited report under this section shall be the same as for quarterly Selected Acquisition Reports for total program reporting.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1849(a), (k), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4259, 4263.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4372 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4372. Unit cost reports: quarterly report from program manager to service acquisition executive
(a) Required Reports.—
(1) Requirement.—
The program manager for a major defense acquisition program (other than a program not required to be included in the Selected Acquisition Report for that quarter under section 4352(c) of this title) shall, on a quarterly basis, submit to the service acquisition executive designated by the Secretary concerned a written report on the unit costs of the program (or of each designated major subprogram under the program).
(2) Time for submittal.—
Each report shall be submitted not more than 30 calendar days after the end of that quarter.
(b) Matter to Be Included in Unit Cost Reports.—
The program manager shall include in each such unit cost report the following information with respect to the program (as of the last day of the quarter for which the report is made):
(1) The program acquisition unit cost for the program (or for each designated major subprogram under the program).
(2) In the case of a procurement program, the procurement unit cost for the program (or for each designated major subprogram under the program).
(3) Any cost variance or schedule variance in a major contract under the program since the contract was entered into.
(4) Any changes from program schedule milestones or program performances reflected in the baseline description established under section 4214 of this title that are known, expected, or anticipated by the program manager.
(5) Any significant changes in the total program cost for development and procurement of the software component of the program or subprogram, schedule milestones for the software component of the program or subprogram, or expected performance for the software component of the program or subprogram that are known, expected, or anticipated by the program manager.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1850(a), (e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4265, 4266.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4373 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4373. Unit cost reports: immediate report from program manager to service acquisition executive upon breach of significant cost growth threshold
If the program manager of a major defense acquisition program for which a unit cost report has previously been submitted under section 4372 of this title determines at any time during a quarter that there is reasonable cause to believe that the program acquisition unit cost for the program (or for a designated major subprogram under the program) or the procurement unit cost for the program (or for such a subprogram), as applicable, has increased by a percentage equal to or greater than the significant cost growth threshold; and if a unit cost report indicating an increase of such percentage or more has not previously been submitted to the service acquisition executive designated by the Secretary concerned, then the program manager shall immediately submit to such service acquisition executive a unit cost report containing the information, determined as of the date of the report, required under section 4372 of this title.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1850(a), (f), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4265, 4266.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4403 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4403. Requirements relating to availability of major system interfaces and support for modular open system approach
The Secretary of each military department shall—
(1) coordinate with the other military departments, the defense agencies, defense and other private sector entities, national standards-setting organizations, and, when appropriate, with elements of the intelligence community with respect to the specification, identification, development, and maintenance of major system interfaces and standards for use in major system platforms, where practicable;
(2) ensure that major system interfaces incorporate commercial standards and other widely supported consensus-based standards that are validated, published, and maintained by recognized standards organizations to the maximum extent practicable;
(3) ensure that sufficient systems engineering and development expertise and resources are available to support the use of a modular open system approach in requirements development and acquisition program planning;
(4) ensure that necessary planning, programming, and budgeting resources are provided to specify, identify, develop, and sustain the modular open system approach, associated major system interfaces, systems integration, and any additional program activities necessary to sustain innovation and interoperability;
(5) ensure that adequate training in the use of a modular open system approach is provided to members of the requirements and acquisition workforce; and
(6) issue guidance to implement the requirements of this section.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 805(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2255, § 2446c; amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 840(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1499; renumbered § 4403, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1851(b)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4272.)
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4421 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4421. Weapon system component or technology prototype projects: display of budget information
(a) Requirements for Budget Display.—
In the defense budget materials for any fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, with respect to advanced component development and prototype activities (within the research, development, test, and evaluation budget), set forth the amounts requested for each of the following:
(1) Acquisition programs of record.
(2) Development, prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system components or other technologies, including those based on commercial products and technologies, separate from acquisition programs of record.
(3) Other budget line items as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
(b) Additional Requirements.—
For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the amounts requested for development, prototyping, and experimentation of weapon system components or other technologies shall be—
(1) structured into either capability, weapon system component, or technology portfolios that reflect the priority areas for prototype projects; and
(2) justified with general descriptions of the types of capability areas and technologies being funded or expected to be funded during the fiscal year concerned.
(c) Definitions.—
In this section, the terms “budget” and “defense budget materials” have the meaning given those terms in section 234 of this title and the term “commercial product” has the meaning given that term in section 103 of title 41.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2256, § 2447a; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 836(e)(8), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1870; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title XVII, § 1731(a)(51), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1815; renumbered § 4421, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1851(c)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4272.)
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4423 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4423. Requirements and limitations for weapon system component or technology prototype projects
(a) Limitation on Prototype Project Duration.—
A prototype project shall be completed within two years of its initiation.
(b) Merit-based Selection Process.—
A prototype project shall be selected by the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned through a merit-based selection process that identifies the most promising, innovative, and cost-effective prototypes that address one or more of the elements set forth in subsection (c)(1) of section 4422 of this title and are expected to be successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment.
(c) Type of Transaction.—
Prototype projects shall be funded through contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions.
(d) Funding Limit.—
(1) Each prototype project may not exceed a total amount of $10,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2017 constant dollars), unless—
(A) the Secretary of the military department, or the Secretary’s designee, approves a larger amount of funding for the project, not to exceed $50,000,000; and
(B) the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, submits to the congressional defense committees, within 30 days after approval of such funding for the project, a notification that includes—
(i) the project;
(ii) expected funding for the project; and
(iii) a statement of the anticipated outcome of the project.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may adjust the amounts (and the base fiscal year) provided in paragraph (1) on the basis of Department of Defense escalation rates.
(e) Related Prototype Authorities.—
Prototype projects that exceed the duration and funding limits established in this section shall be pursued under the rapid prototyping process established by section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). In addition, nothing in this subchapter shall affect the authority to carry out prototype projects under section 4003 or any other section of this title related to prototyping.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2258, § 2447c; renumbered § 4423 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1851(c)(1), (3), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4272, 4273.)
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4424 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4424. Mechanisms to speed deployment of successful weapon system component or technology prototypes
(a) Selection of Prototype Project for Production and Rapid Fielding.—
A weapon system component or technology prototype project may be selected by the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned for a follow-on production contract or other transaction without the use of competitive procedures, notwithstanding the requirements of sections 3201 through 3205 of this title, if—
(1) the follow-on production project addresses a high priority warfighter need or reduces the costs of a weapon system;
(2) competitive procedures were used for the selection of parties for participation in the original prototype project;
(3) the participants in the original prototype project successfully completed the requirements of the project; and
(4) a prototype of the system to be procured was demonstrated in a relevant environment.
(b) Special Transfer Authority.—
(1) The Secretary of a military department may, as specified in advance by appropriations Acts, transfer funds that remain available for obligation in procurement appropriation accounts of the military department to fund the low-rate initial production of the rapid fielding project until required funding for full-rate production can be submitted and approved through the regular budget process of the Department of Defense.
(2) The funds transferred under this subsection to fund the low-rate initial production of a rapid fielding project shall be for a period not to exceed two years, the amount for such period may not exceed $50,000,000, and the special transfer authority provided in this subsection may not be used more than once to fund procurement of a particular new or upgraded system.
(3) The special transfer authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense.
(c) Notification to Congress.—
Within 30 days after the service acquisition executive of a military department selects a weapon system component or technology project for a follow-on production contract or other transaction, the service acquisition executive shall notify the congressional defense committees of the selection and provide a brief description of the rapid fielding project.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2259, § 2447d; renumbered § 4424 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1851(c)(1), (4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4272, 4273.)
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4425 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4425. Definition of weapon system component
In this subchapter, the term “weapon system component” has the meaning given the term “major system component” in section 4401 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 806(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2259, § 2447e; renumbered § 4425 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1851(c)(1), (5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4272, 4273.)
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4507 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4507. Procurement of services: contracts for professional and technical services
(a) In General.—
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that professional and technical services are acquired on the basis of the task to be performed rather than on the basis of the number of hours of services provided.
(b) Content of Regulations.—
With respect to contracts to acquire services on the basis of the number of hours of services provided, the regulations described in subsection (a) shall—
(1) include standards and approval procedures to minimize the use of such contracts;
(2) establish criteria to ensure that proposals for contracts for technical and professional services are evaluated on a basis which does not encourage contractors to propose uncompensated overtime;
(3) ensure appropriate emphasis on technical and quality factors in the source selection process;
(4) require identification of any hours in excess of 40-hour weeks included in a proposal;
(5) ensure that offerors are notified that proposals which include unrealistically low labor rates or which do not otherwise demonstrate cost realism will be considered in a risk assessment and evaluated appropriately; and
(6) provide guidance to contracting officers to ensure that any use of uncompensated overtime will not degrade the level of technical expertise required to perform the contract.
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title VIII, § 834(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1613, § 2331; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 701(a), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 113; Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1004(c), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3253; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VIII, § 801(g)(1), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1177; renumbered § 4507, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1856(g), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4275.)
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4508 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4508. Contractor performance of acquisition functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions
(a) Limitation.—
The head of an agency may enter into a contract for the performance of acquisition functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions only if the contracting officer for the contract ensures that—
(1) appropriate military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense cannot reasonably be made available to perform the functions;
(2) appropriate military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense are—
(A) to supervise contractor performance of the contract; and
(B) to perform all inherently governmental functions associated with the functions to be performed under the contract; and
(3) the agency addresses any potential organizational conflict of interest of the contractor in the performance of the functions under the contract, consistent with subpart 9.5 of part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the best interests of the Department of Defense.
(b) Definitions.—
In this section:
(1) The term “head of an agency” does 1 not include the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) The term “inherently governmental functions” has the meaning given such term in subpart 7.5 of part 7 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(3) The term “functions closely associated with inherently governmental functions” means the functions described in section 7.503(d) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(4) The term “organizational conflict of interest” has the meaning given such term in subpart 9.5 of part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VIII, § 804(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2007, § 2383; renumbered § 4508 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1856(g), (i), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4275.)
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 4509 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 4509. Contracts for advisory and assistance services: cost comparison studies
(a) Requirement.—
(1)
(A) Before the Secretary of Defense enters into a contract described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall determine whether Department of Defense personnel have the capability to perform the services proposed to be covered by the contract.
(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to any contract of the Department of Defense for advisory and assistance services that is expected to have a value in excess of $100,000.
(2) If the Secretary determines that Department of Defense personnel have the capability to perform the services to be covered by the contract, the Secretary shall conduct a study comparing the cost of performing the services with Department of Defense personnel and the cost of performing the services with contractor personnel.
(b) Waiver.—
The Secretary of Defense may, pursuant to guidelines prescribed by the Secretary, waive the requirement to perform a cost comparison study under subsection (a)(2) based on factors that are not related to cost.
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title III, § 363(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2733, § 2410l; renumbered § 4509, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1856(g), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4275.)
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.