Soldier Enhancement Program

Abstract

Description: The Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP) was established by the Fiscal Year 1990 National Defense Authorization Act. SEP provides an enduring process that includes procurement and evaluation of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS)/Non-Developmental Item (NDI)/Government Off The Shelf (GOTS) items that have the potential to enhance Army Infantryman's and Soldiers’ ability to execute their combat mission. In contrast to the traditional acquisition cycle, SEP provides significant savings and acceleration of testing and evaluation of items. The SEP program is managed jointly by Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE). SEP suggestions are submitted by individual Soldiers, Field Commanders, commercial manufacturers, and others via the PEO Soldier SEP website. Viable suggestions are vetted by a Council of Colonels (CoC) and validated as SEP initiatives by Director, Capabilities, Integration, Prioritization and Analysis (DAMO-CI). Validated SEP initiatives are procured in limited quantities for evaluation and testing of feasibility and suitability. Based on the evaluation findings, the SEP CoC provides one or more of the following courses of action: (1) no further action, (2) item did not meet objectives, (3) inform deliberate or urgent/emergent requirements generation, (4) initiate a new Program of Record (POR), (5) improve an existing POR, (6) transition to the Rapid Equipping Force (REF), or (7) add to the Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) list. Justification: FY18 RDT&E funding supports SEP evaluations and documentation of results.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2018
• Source ID: S58_0604601A_5_2040_PB_2018

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