Bureaucratic Mountains
and Valleys of Death

Navigate the Treacherous Terrain of Defense Acquisition

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Field Manual

Bureaucratic Mountains (Climb Up)

  • 1→38 Sole Source Justification
  • 4→14 Congressional Earmark
  • 9→31 Massive Seed Round
  • 21→42 DARPA Interest
  • 28→84 Pentagon Champion
  • 36→44 Aww, your first SBIR
  • 51→67 Cost-Plus Contract
  • 71→91 Finally got your ATO
  • 80→100 Presidential Priority

Valleys of Death (Fall Down)

  • 16→6 Protest Filed
  • 47→26 The CR Hit
  • 49→11 Test Failure
  • 56→53 Scope Creep
  • 62→19 Incumbent stole your Tech
  • 64→60 Requirement Change
  • 87→24 Champion Retired
  • 93→73 Committee Review
  • 95→75 Environmental Impact
  • 98→78 DCAA Audit