Guidance for Tailoring DoD Request for Proposals (RFPs) to Include Modeling

Abstract

With the advent of digital engineering and the Department of Defense (DoD) Digital Engineering strategy, programs are attempting to include digital engineering as part of their acquisition strategy. Realizing the desired benefits of digital engineering requires program offices to consider how to best acquire the models and artifacts necessary to gain the advantages of a robust digital engineering program. This report provides guidance for government program offices that are including digital engineering/modeling requirements into a request for proposal (RFP). Since RFPs can be released at many different program phases and because every program is different, the information in this report is meant to stimulate thought on the part of the program office into different areas to consider. The report provides overall guidance and more specific guidance regarding statements of work, deliverables, and Sections L and M of a request for proposal. Sample language included in this report is provided as exemplars and is not intended to be copied verbatim. We encourage program managers to use this report as a resource when partnering with contracting officers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1168460

Entities

People

  • Julie Cohen
  • Robert Wojcik
  • Tom Merendino

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Air Force
  • Artifacts
  • Configuration Management
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Engineering
  • Digital Twins
  • Engineering
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Governments
  • Language
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Reliability
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Systems Modeling Language
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design