SECNAV M-5000.2, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY: ACQUISITION AND CAPABILITIES GUIDEBOOK (09-MAY-2012)

SECNAV M-5000.2, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY: ACQUISITION AND CAPABILITIES GUIDEBOOK (09-MAY-2012)., This Guidebook is structured after the chapter/paragraph numbering sequence of SECNAVINST 5000.2E. Major paragraph titles or headings from SECNAVINST 5000.2E are cited in this Guidebook for continuity and even for cases where no additional discretionary guidance is provided. The chapters in this Guidebook include paragraphs for discretionary guidance other than those paragraphs included from SECNAVINST 5000.2E that are mandatory policy. This Guidebook is intended to be used as a companion document to SECNAVINST 5000.2E. It contains citations from SECNAVINST 5000.2E and other mandatory references for process clarification. While the Guidebook does not introduce new or additional mandatory policy, the dynamic nature of the Capabilities Development Process demands continuous communication among all participants. As the Capabilities Development and Acquisition Management Processes mature, policy changes may affect acquisition strategies and timelines. Timely assessment of the change, coupled with the appropriate acquisition strategy adjustment, may be vital to the preservation of an acquisition timeline. This Guidebook references DoDI 5000.02 of 8 Dec 2008 and some of its paragraphs. The acquisition decision points and phase names of this Guidebook have been updated per DoDI 5000.02 of 8 Dec 2008.