§1131 Identification of Major System Acquisitions

Summary

The Commandant must create and use procedures so operational needs for all acquisitions are clear and steady. The Commandant may not start any Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition until he finishes a mission analysis that names the capability gaps and states the mission need, and until he prepares a preliminary affordability assessment. Those procedures must produce a mission-needs statement, a concept of operations, a capability development plan, and a first funding request, and must add the project to the Coast Guard Capital Investment Plan. The affordability check must consider trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance. The Commandant must also forecast needed staff, set human-capital actions, and list initial training needs for each Level 1 and Level 2 project.