§1135 Acquisition Program Baseline Breach

Summary

If the Coast Guard’s Chief Acquisition Officer finds a Level 1 or Level 2 program is off its plan, the Commandant must send a report to the relevant Congressional committees and the House Homeland Security Committee within 30 days. The report is required when a likely cost overrun is greater than 15 percent, a likely delivery delay is more than 180 days, or a key performance requirement is expected to fail. The report must explain the problem and its cause, show the impact on cost, schedule, and performance, provide updated baselines and schedules with their change histories, give a full life-cycle cost analysis, lay out a fix-up plan with risks, and say how progress will be measured. If the overrun exceeds 20 percent or the delay is more than 12 months, the report must also say in writing whether the item is essential to missions, whether no better or faster alternatives exist, whether the new schedule and cost estimates are reasonable, and whether program management is adequate. If a major contract cannot be carried out as written, the Commandant must notify the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee within 48 hours, describing the unmet contract terms and whether a cease-and-desist order was issued.