What does CD stand for?

The synergies and their associated metrics should be locked in during concept decision and revisited throughout the acquisition process.

Section 803 of the new Act requires that contracting officials identify and evaluate the use of commercial computer software "at all stages of the acquisition process (including concept refinement, concept decision, and technology development).

The concept decision approves entry into the Concept Refinement Phase.

The SE-relevant activities prior to concept decision are the Functional Area Analysis (FAA), Functional Needs Analysis (FNA), and Functional Solutions Analysis (FSA).

In fact, the most recent published guidance shows an example of a system with two increments of evolution having no less than fourteen reviews in its first eleven years from Concept Decision (DAU, 2003).

Concept Decision Reviews: The Concept Decision initiative is designed to reduce the front end of our Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process by two to five years, provide earlier decision-making for investment purposes, utilize bounded solutions for acquisition strategies, and converge investment decision making with tradeoffs of resources, requirements, and technology maturity.