ACQ 202 MODULE 1 EXAM (2)

The ________ compares alternatives by estimating their ability to satisfy the identified capability need through an effectiveness analysis and by estimating their life cycle costs through cost analysis Analysis of Alternatives Which of the following requires that us government tariffs be added to purchases of international products or materials unless an exception (such as public interest) applies or the foreign sourced items are acquired from a qualifying country with a reciprocal procurement memorandum of understanding (MOU) Buy America Statute Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations (JCTDs) are a special case of Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATDs), enhanced so that they can demonstrate the potential to eventually be fielded and used by operational forces. Additionally, JCTDs are: Used for both maturing technology and refining operational concepts in the field Which of the following international acquisition and portability ia&e areas described in the international considerations section of a program acquisition strategy could have a significant long term impact on overall program affordability? (Select the three that apply) Establishing a domestic and international supplier base to support global operations by US and allied/friendly nation system owners Coordination with partner and customer nations in the system’s Operations & Support phase logistics acquisition efforts International partner and customer nation investment in procurement of system of system product upgrades Both the Army and Marine Corps have a capability need to procure additional helicopters beyond the number specified in the current contract; the helicopter program is currently in production. What cost estimating technique would the services most likely use as a basis for requesting the funding to pay for the additional aircraft? Actual Cost Program-level exportability studies should be conducted as early as possible in a systems life cycle to assess the international market for potential cooperative programs, foreign sales, or transfers; identify the feasibility of designing and developing defense exportability features (DEF) for the system; and estimate potential return on investment from future international acquisition partnership and sales efforts. TRUE _____ consists of all costs associated with developing, procuring and housing a weapon system.