§1171 Definitions

Summary

Names and explains key words used in the chapter. Appropriate congressional committees are the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Chief Acquisition Officer is the Coast Guard officer appointed under section 308. Customer of a major acquisition program is the Coast Guard field unit that will use the system bought. Level 1 acquisition is a Coast Guard purchase with life‑cycle costs over $1,000,000,000 or total acquisition costs over $300,000,000, or any purchase the Chief Acquisition Officer says is of special interest because it is experimental or immature, very complex, requires large resources, is about the capability to be delivered, or is a joint buy. Level 2 acquisition is a purchase with life‑cycle costs more than $300,000,000 but no more than $1,000,000,000, or total acquisition costs more than $100,000,000 but no more than $300,000,000. Life‑cycle cost means all costs across development, buying, building, operating, and supporting an asset, no matter who pays or manages it. Major acquisition program is an ongoing Coast Guard acquisition with a life‑cycle cost estimate of $300,000,000 or more. Project or program manager is the person put in charge of creating, producing, deploying an asset and managing its cost, schedule, and performance. Safety concern is any hazard that could likely cause serious injury or death to a typical Coast Guard user, or major damage to the asset, during normal use, testing, maintenance, repair, or operation. Developmental test and evaluation means testing an asset and its parts to see if they meet contract, technical, support, and interoperability requirements and reviewing the results. Operational test and evaluation means testing an asset and its parts under realistic conditions to see if they work and are suitable for their intended missions and reviewing the results.