Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com b. Base support services in accordance with current DOD and Army policy. 2–26. Other Army commands and agency heads Commanders and heads of other Army agencies will, as appropriate, monitor T&E programs that affect their areas of mission responsibility and will support FYTP requirements and tasks. Section IV Key Functional Responsibilities for Test and Evaluation 2–27. Combat developer The combat developer will— a.
Develop and coordinate system operational requirements (that is, ICD, CDD, and CPD), COIC, and test support packages (doctrinal, organizational, and threat) for proponent systems, and approve proponent system COIC not approved by the CIO/G–6 (see para 2–3 c ) and HQDA (Deputy Chief of Staff, G–8) (see para 2–8 b ). b. Serve as the user’s representative during system acquisition and T&E processes. Integrates and coordinates the efforts of doctrine, training, leader developments, organization, materiel, and soldier (DTLOMS) product developers including supporting analyses and experiments. c.
Serve as a principal representative at the system T&E WIPT, RAM scoring conference, data authentication group, and all system T&E and acquisition teams and work groups requiring the user or user representative. d. Ensure that the ICD, CDD, CPD, COIC, and operational concepts and considerations are properly portrayed in the TEMP and other T&E related documents. e. Determine, in coordination with the materiel developer and system evaluator, the need, schedule, and resources for test, experimentation, modeling, and simulation to support development and verification of system DTLOMS products. f.
Use data from T&E to refine system operational requirements and organizational design and to aid in formulation of a position for decision events, and. analyze, determine, and implement necessary action to correct operational requirements and organizational shortfalls based on test incident reports (TIR) and final T&E reports. 2–28. Materiel developer The MATDEV is a PM or other responsible person that works for the development and acquisition command or agency for the system under development or being acquired. The PM may be the program, project, or product manager. The MATDEV responsibilities are listed below.
This list represents a compilation of the key T&E duties that are performed by the MATDEV. The MATDEV should select from this list of duties to design, plan, program, coordinate, and execute a viable T&E program. The MATDEV will— a. Provide T&E support to design, plan, execute, assess, and report developmental T&E programs or portions of developmental T&E programs, in support of systems managed by MATDEVs. b. Ensure effective and timely system integration during the life-cycle of the system to allow for T&E of the total system. c. Provide adequate and efficient design reviews, audits, and quality assurance (QA) in support of the T&E program for the system being acquired. d.
Provide VV&A activities during software development. e. At program initiation, develop system threat assessment reports in coordination with the threat community. (See AR 381–11.) f. Develop and provide Threat TSP as required for DT of Army materiel systems. (See AR 381–11.) g. Develop and provide System Support Package; spare and repair parts; technical literature; training package to include, as required, new equipment training (NET) support packages and coordination of instructor and key personnel training; and special tools and test measurement and diagnostic equipment; and unique software (AR 700-127, para 3- 20). h.
Provide test support documentation for test items to the test organizations. i. Obtain HHAs (see AR 40–10) for systems acquisition programs from the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine in accordance with AR 40–5. j. Prepare environmental documentation, such as Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements, in accordance with AR 200–2. This covers environmental impacts during all planned development, testing, use, and disposal of developmental materiel and systems. This documentation will be provided to the testers before start of testing at Army, other MRTFB, or contractor facilities. k.
Participate as a member of in-process review, ICT, and other working groups as required. l. Prepare, coordinate, distribute, and maintain the TEMP. m. Establish and chair a T&E WIPT to develop the T&E strategy, to coordinate and solve routine problems. Substantive issues that cannot be resolved by the T&E WIPT will be elevated through the chains of command of the 11 AR 73–1 • 1 August 2006