| 4.1 | Conduct performance risk analysis (PMT 0170 Risk Management) | |||
| 4.1.1 | Identify performance risk areas | |||
| 4.1.2 | Develop risk mitigation strategy | |||
| 4.1.3 | Mitigate internal/external threats to stability | |||
| 4.2 | Define and prioritize strategic performance based objectives | |||
| 4.2.1 | Review mission objectives and vision | |||
| 4.2.2 | Define desired outcome/results | |||
| 4.2.2.1 | Review and incorporate commercial quality standards (cross reference research) | |||
| 4.2.2.2 | Review and incorporate commercial and government best practices | |||
| 4.2.2.3 | Consider desired relationship with supplier (strategic vs. tactical vs. transactional) | |||
| 4.2.2.4 | Determine incentives/disincentives to improve performance and achieve desired outcomes | |||
| 4.3 | Standardize requirements where possible to leverage market influence | |||
| 4.3.1 | Group similar requirements (consider CLIN structure and FFP to drive down costs) | |||
| 4.3.2 | Document historical demand data | |||
| 4.4 | Build Requirements Roadmap | |||
| 4.4.1 | Define required performance objectives | |||
| 4.4.2 | Define required performance standards | |||
| 4.4.3 | Rely on commercial quality standards. | |||
| 4.4.4 | Determine method and means of Inspection | |||
| 4.4.4.1 | Develop preliminary performance measures | |||
| 4.4.4.2 | Determine the source of data/method of measurement | |||
| 4.4.4.3 | Identify organization/role that will inspect/check | |||
| 4.4.4.4 | Determine availability of data and potential cost vs. benefit of inspection | |||
| 4.4.4.5 | Identify and train Contracting Officer's Representative(s) (see DoDI 5000.72) | |||
| 4.4.5 | Determine incentives/disincentives | |||
| 4.4.6 | Validate the Roadmap end-to-end to ensure completeness | |||
| 4.5 | Develop a PWS or SOO and a QASP | |||
| 4.5.1 | Performance Work Statement (PWS) | |||
| 4.5.1.1 | Review and expand the Roadmap to complete the PWS | |||
| 4.5.1.2 | Let the contractor solve the problem, including the labor mix | |||
| 4.5.2 | Statement of Objectives (SOO) | |||
| 4.5.2.1 | Describe the desired outcomes (based on Roadmap) | |||
| 4.5.2.2 | Describe the scope | |||
| 4.5.2.3 | Define the performance objectives | |||
| 4.5.2.4 | Identify the constraints | |||
| 4.5.2.5 | Summarize any relevant background and/or known restrictions | |||
| 4.5.3 | Develop preliminary Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) | |||
| 4.6 | Develop Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) based on projected demand forecast and PWS/SOO | |||
| 4.6.1 | Analyze projected funding against demand forecast (ACQ 0061: IGCE for Services Acquisition) | |||
| 4.6.2 | Determine spend projections | |||
| 4.7 | Conduct early exchanges with industry to refine requirement | |||
| 4.7.1 | Consider issuing draft requirements to solicit, review and incorporate supplier input | |||
| 4.8 | Establish stakeholder consensus | |||
| 4.8.1 | Identify organizational, systemic resistance to strategy | |||
| 4.8.2 | Prepare to overcome major resistance | |||
| 4.8.3 | Develop messages to sell strategy | |||
| 4.8.4 | Establish review cycles for ensuring strategy is realized | |||
