SD-2, BUYING COMMERCIAL AND NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEMS: A HANDBOOK (APR 1996)

SD-2, BUYING COMMERCIAL AND NONDEVELOPMENTAL ITEMS: A HANDBOOK (APR 1996)., This handbook is a guide for acquisition managers and personnel in other functional areas who are involved in buying commercial and nondevelopmental items (NDI). It is intended to help you buy these items without inhibiting your use of creative and innovative strategies. You should tailor the guidance provided to the circumstances of your particular acquisitions. We address the entire spectrum of acquisitions from systems to items, so you will also need to use sections of this handbook selectively. For example, the section on market research is generally applicable to all acquisitions while the chapter on logistics support is more relevant to system and repairable item acquisitions than consumable items. Many acquisition principles are the same for commercial items and NDI because for both types of items: · the basic design is set. · design changes are not controlled by the buyer. · the maximum use of commercial practices is desired. However, additional considerations apply when buying commercial items. Sections in this handbook that apply specifically to commercial items are so noted.