Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Chapter 1 Introduction 1–1. Purpose This regulation implements the policies and procedures of Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 5000.1, DODD 3200.11, and DOD Instruction (DODI) 5000.2, and the Defense Acquisition Guidebook and specifically prescribes implementing policies and assigns responsibilities for test and evaluation (T&E) activities during the systems acquisi- tion processes.
It applies to all systems (materiel and command, control, communications, and computers (C4), intelligence (I), and information technology (IT) (C4I/IT) developed, evolved, acquired, and managed under the auspices of Army Regulation (AR) 70–1 and the Defense Acquisition Guidebook. This regulation applies to Army participation in joint test and evaluation (JT&E) and multi-service operational test and evaluation (MOT&E). It also provides guidance and establishes procedures governing the Test Schedule and Review Committee (TSARC), a continuing intradepartmental Army committee. 1–2. References Required and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix A. 1–3.
Explanation of abbreviations and terms Abbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are explained in the glossary. 1–4. Responsibilities Responsibilities are listed in chapter 2. 1–5. Overview of test and evaluation management and planning a. The senior Army official providing oversight on all Army T&E policy and procedural issues is the Army T&E Executive within the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (ODUSA). b. Planning for T&E begins at the earliest stages of the development of user needs, science and technology, system requirements, development, and acquisition processes.
System evaluators participate in the integrated concept team (ICT) review of the initial requirements documents when a new system or new technology is being considered for development. c. The materiel developer (MATDEV) will form a T&E working-level integrated product team (WIPT ). The MATDEV, program executive officer (PEO), or acquisition authority, for all systems, to include C4I/IT, regardless of acquisition category (ACAT) level will charter the T&E WIPT as soon as the materiel need is identified. The T&E WIPT will assist the MATDEV in managing system T&E throughout the system life-cycle.
The primary objectives of the T&E WIPT are to develop and document the T&E strategy in the Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP). d. The T&E WIPT is composed of representatives from all involved organizations listed in paragraph 8–2. The T&E WIPT is normally chaired by a MATDEV. The T&E WIPT is discussed in chapter 8. e. All acquisition programs require a TEMP except certain programs indicated in paragraph 10–2 b. All testing planned during system acquisition, including the live-fire T&E strategy, will be identified in the TEMP. There will be one TEMP per system.
A capstone TEMP is required for a program consisting of a collection of individual programs (see the Defense Acquisition Guidebook). An Army approved TEMP is required before commitment of T&E resources. f. The TEMP is the basic planning document for a system life-cycle T&E. The TEMP documents the T&E strategy and is developed and initially approved prior to program initiation. The TEMP is then updated prior to each subsequent milestone (MS) and full-rate production (FRP) decision review thereafter or for a major modification.
It is the reference document used by the T&E community to generate detailed T&E plans and to ascertain schedule and resource requirements associated with a given system. The TEMP describes what testing is required, who will perform the testing, what resources will be needed, and what the requirements are for evaluation. g. The MATDEV has the overall responsibility to develop the TEMP. However, all T&E WIPT members contribute to TEMP development and maintenance. Upon approval by the appropriate authority, the TEMP serves as a contract between the MATDEV and the T&E community for executing the T&E strategy.
The TEMP provides key management controls for T&E in support of the acquisition process. h. Another essential document for T&E planning is the System Evaluation Plan (SEP). The SEP documents the evaluation strategy and overall test/simulation execution strategy (T/SES) of a system for the entire acquisition cycle through fielding. The detailed information contained in the SEP supports concurrent development of the TEMP. The SEP is focused on evaluation of the system in the context of mission accomplishment, performance, safety, health hazard, and operational effectiveness, suitability, and survivability. The system evaluator, in coordination with the T&E WIPT, prepares the SEP. i.
The TSARC provides Army level centralized management of resources for operational tests (OT), force develop- ment test or experimentation (FDT/E), and resource support for developmental tests (DT) not otherwise available. This committee maximizes the use of limited resources and minimizes the impact on unit operational readiness. The TSARC, as a decision-making body for the Army, recommends OT and FDT/E priorities, coordinates troop support, 1 AR 73–1 • 1 August 2006