Rapidly Modernizing Medical Capabilities via Middle Tier of Acquisition

Abstract

For anyone who sees a new medical product being advertised and wondered why cant we have that product in our sets, kits, and outfits? or asked how long will it take to field it? take heed, as change is in the air! The Department of Defense (DoD) enacted important changes to the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) to improve its ability to develop prototypes rapidly, conduct early operational assessments, optimize the desired effects, and expedite fielding to support the operational mission. These reforms will especially enhance the development of materials and technologies that have dual military and civilian applications, with the intent to enable military developers and partners to utilize commercial processes for developing and fielding more effective and affordable capabilities. These reforms will have a significant impact on development and fielding of military medical products, of which at least 95 percent have dual military and commercial applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1111040

Entities

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • High Reliability
  • Instructions
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Medicine
  • Product Development
  • Product Prototyping
  • Prototypes
  • Software Prototyping
  • Therapy

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine