Soldier Enhancement Program

Abstract

The Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP) was established in the Fiscal Year (FY) 1990 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). SEP provides an innovative rapid approach 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 an Army Infantryman and Soldiers' ability to execute their combat mission. SEP provides significant savings and acceleration in the evaluation of items. The SEP program is managed jointly by Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier and the Maneuver Center of Excellence. SEP suggestions are submitted by individual Soldiers, Field Commanders, commercial manufacturers, and others via the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier SEP website. Viable suggestions are vetted by a Council of Colonels (CoC) and validated as SEP initiatives by Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G8, Force Development. A limited number of validated SEP initiatives are procured and evaluated by Soldiers for feasibility and suitability. Based on the evaluation findings, the SEP CoC provides one or more of the following courses of action: (1) inform deliberate or urgent/emerging requirements generation, (2) initiate a new Program of Record (POR), (3) improve an existing POR, (4) transition to the Rapid Equipping Force or (5) add to the Rapid Fielding Initiative list, (6) provide a national stock number (NSN) for unit procurement or (7) the item did not meet objectives and no further action is necessary. Justification: FY2022 RDT&E funding supports SEP evaluations and documentation of results.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: S58_0604601A_5_2040_PB_2022

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• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Defense Acquisition Program Management
• Military Training and Readiness Simulation