§1135 Acquisition program baseline breach

Summary

When the Coast Guard’s Chief Acquisition Officer learns a Level 1 or Level 2 program has broken its plan, the Coast Guard Commandant must send a report to the right congressional committees and the House Homeland Security Committee within 30 days. A breach means a likely cost overrun over 15 percent, a likely delivery delay over 180 days, or an expected failure to meet key performance goals. The report must explain what went wrong and why, show the effects on cost, schedule, and performance, give updated baselines and schedules with their change histories, provide a full life‑cycle cost estimate, and include a fix plan with risks and how progress will be tracked. If the overrun is over 20 percent or the delay is over 12 months, the report must also state in writing whether the item is essential, whether better alternatives exist, whether the new cost and schedule are reasonable, and whether program management is adequate. If a major contract can’t be carried out as written, the Commandant must notify two specified congressional committees within 48 hours, saying which contract terms can’t be met and whether a stop‑work order was issued.