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Middle Tier of Acquisition
The MTA Rapid Prototyping path has three phases: 1) MTA Planning; 2) MTA Execution; and 3) MTA Completion. Within MTA Planning, the activities that are initiated are Requirements, Acq Strategy & Docs, Contracting, and Costs & Funding. After the ADM (Program Start), MTA Execution begins. In this phase, the activities that are initiated are Prototype Development, Test & Demo, Prototype O&S, Reporting & Governance, and Transition program. After the ADM (Program Completion), MTA Completion begins. The MTA program should be completed in less than 5 years.

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0: Explore
1: Start
2: Complete

PLANNING PHASE
Requirements
Funding
Plan
Team

EXECUTION PHASE
Prototype Development
Prototype Fielding
Final Plan(s)

FIELDING PHASE
Activity x
Final Plan(s)

TRANSITION PHASE

Roles Across Phases
Users
Acquisition Team
Oversight

 

 

Considerations for Rapid Prototyping
Considerations for Rapid Fielding

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