Weapon Design Agent as an Agile Acquisition Strategy

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1 Weapon Design Agent as an Agile Acquisition Strategy L. Bruce Simpson, PhD Vice President IS4S Speed with Discipline! Nov 2018 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release. PAIRS 96TW / EB Tracking # EBD

2 Outline Weapon Design Agent as a Strategy WDA - BLU-136/B Example Some Lessons Learned 2

3 WDA as an Acquisition Strategy Questions: What is a Design Agent? Hired to Develop a Government-owned Technical Data Package (TDP) TDP Serves as Basis for Competitive Production and Life-Cycle Sustainment What Makes Design Agent Different? Small Agile Engineering Team Design/Prototype/Test Provides for Continuous Competition Throughout System Life Cycle Allows for Truly Open System Architecture Design If not a Design Agent, Then What? Competitive Down-select of OEM to Design and Build System Then Sole Source! Unlikely to be Truly Open Less Likely to Meet Cost/Schedule Objectives 3

4 What Does a Design Agent Do? WDA as an Acquisition Strategy Provides Govt PO with an Independent Organization to Design/Prototype/Test System Non-Proprietary Data, Government Has Unlimited Data Rights Coordinates closely with Govt on program execution, but understands DA is contractually responsible for successful performance. Executes Risk Reduction and Prototyping Selects, awards, and manages subcontracts to industry leaders and domain experts Performs required component/system engineering and programmatic tasks to Transition Designs to Production Provides Program with Deep Domain Knowledge An Innovative Way to Develop New Capability Systems or Improve Legacy Systems 4

5 Move fast with discipline Advantages of a WDA All aspects of execution streamlined to be fast However, value-added system engineering and processes followed to ensure success Contract actions formal but fast (enhanced if an OTA is used) Subcontracts and program changes in days or weeks, not months Program reviews streamlined DA working with government approval, tailors formal review criteria (only do value-added parts) Speed reduces cost Key value-added work still must be done, but eliminating non-value added/duplicative tasks and streamlining the contracts/subcontracts process significantly reduces time and cost. Maximizes government-owned Intellectual Property Design agent does not own any IP. It is an agent for the government, and all possible IP is owned by the government increases competition and reduces future productioncosts. The right WDA enables fast, disciplined, and successful execution. 5

6 Government-owned, best of breed, qualified TDP Continuous Competition DA Structure Core Team Personnel (Prime) Government Program Office Prime Contractor (DA) Core Team MBSE Core Team Design Integration Core Team Other: DFM, ILS, T&E, etc. Other Government Stakeholders Open, manufacturable designs, prototypes System-level Design Team Subcontractor 1 (Existing OEM) System-level Design Team Subcontractor 2 Design Teams System-level Design Team Subcontractor 3 Design feedback Componentlevel Componentlevel Production Component-level Production Members Subcontractors Members 7

7 Continuous Competition Design Agent Approach Initial Design Maturity Design Team A Detailed Design Maturity Core Team performs tradeoffs and overall design convergence decisions Final Design Maturity Production-Ready TDP Pre-Qual TDP Build to TDP Qual Expanded Initial Solution Trade Space Design Team B Design Team C Design Team D Design Team E Combined Design 1 Combined Design 2 Proto Build Best of Breed Proto Build Design Proto builds inform Final Design Build to TDP Robust TDP Validation Build to TDP Multiple production-ready sources Build to TDP Qual Qual Qual Continuous Competition Design Agent Broad industry involvement used to create best of breed design that can be produced by multiple vendors creating competition throughout lifecycle

8 IS4S Weapon Design Agent Program Example - BLU-136/B Area Attack Warhead Acquisition Principle Carry Competition Deep into the Life Cycle of the Program Provide Govt program office (AFLCMC/EBDW) with unlimited data rights for weapon system design that satisfies area attack weapon requirements Provide Govt with design that can be competed for production Enable Govt program office to maintain competition through-out the life cycle of the product 9

9 Time Line Comparison Govt PO Original Strategy Q 1 YR 1 YR 2 YR 3 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Traditional Acquisition Source Selection 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4 Vendor PDR SS 1 Vendor 2 Vendor CDR 1 Design 2 Design 3- Design 4- Design PDR Design Agent Acquisition 1 Design 2 Design CDR Prototype/Test 1- Design PROD Design Agent Acquisition Enables Programs to Go Fast 17

10 Weapon Design Agent BLU-136/B What Do We Bring to the Fight? Agility, Flexibility, Efficiency Robust Engineering Solutions, Design, Prototyping, Testing Systems Engineering and Transition to Production 11

11 WDA Contract Award Sub- Scale IDR TDP PDR #1 #2 Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul DDR TDP CDR FDR 12

12 Weapon Design Agent BLU-136/B What Do We Bring to the Fight? Agility, Flexibility, Efficiency Robust Engineering Solutions, Design, Prototyping, Testing Systems Engineering and Transition to Production 13

13 Weapon Design Agent BLU-136/B Best of Breed Design Prototyping and Testing Multiple Design Concepts from Industry and AFRL Analysis, Test, and Design Trades Distilled to final design that meets requirements; is Affordable and Sustainable 10 EXPORT CONTROL WARNING Use or disclosure of data contained on this page is subject to the restriction on the title page of this document.

14 Weapon Design Agent BLU-136/B What Do We Bring to the Fight? Agility, Flexibility, Efficiency Robust Engineering Solutions, Design, Prototyping, Testing Systems Engineering and Transition to Production 16

15 Systems Engineering/Transition to Production Risk Management Production Contract Technical Data Package Unlimited Data Rights SRR PDR CDR PRR Speed and Agility with Discipline 16

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17 Acquisition Agility Demonstrated Q 1 YR 1 YR 2 YR 3 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 1 Design 2 Design 3- Design 4- Design 1 Design 2 Design 3- Design 4- Design PDR Design Agent Acquisition 1 Design 2 Design CDR BLU-136/B Actual Acquisition Prototype/Test PDR 1- Design CDR Prototype/Test Best of Breed Design 1- Design PROD PROD DAActual Execution Current Design Agent Program on Track to Show Up to 50% Cost and Schedule Reduction 19

18 0 Traditional Acquisition compared to Continuous Competition with OTA YR 4 Q 1 YR 1 YR 2 YR 3 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Traditional Acquisition Source Selection 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4 Vendor PDR SS 1 Vendor 2 Vendor Design AgentAcquisition CDR Combining Continuous- Competition Design Agent with OTA accelerates development by months over traditional acquisition Initial Design Maturity Detailed Design Final Design Pre-Qual Maturity Maturity TDP Continuous Competition Design Agent combined with OTA Enables Programs to Go Fast Production-Ready TDP

19 IS4S Design Agent Program Example BLU-136/B Area Attack Warhead Acquisition Principle Carry Competition Deep into the Life Cycle of the Program Provide Govt program office (AFLCMC/EBDW) with unlimited data rights for weapon system design that satisfies area attack weapon requirements Provide Govt with design that can be competed for production Enable Govt program office to maintain competition through-out the life cycle of the product Weapon Design Agent Acquisition Enabled Speed with Discipline! 21

20 2 Continuous Competition Design Agent Key Characteristics Assemble Best of Industry team (DA shouldn t design alone ) Core Team Deep Acquisition and Technical skillsets Core Team Subs not interested in production Removes conflicts of interest in decisions / designs Core Team focuses on Systems Engineering and Integration Design Teams System and Component Developers Likely Producers Design Teams focus on design details and producibility Why it s in the best interest of the Government Provides Program Office with an Independent Org to Design/Develop/Prototype System Non-Proprietary Data, Government will own the IP and Have Unlimited Data Rights including TDP no existing vendor IP Enhanced Production Competition Industry participation in TDP development increases competitive base Highly collaborative Government participate continuously in design tradeoffs, issue resolution and risk/opportunity decisions Executes Risk Reduction and Prototyping Selects, awards, and manages subcontracts to industry leaders and domain experts Performs required component/system engineering and programmatic tasks to Transition Designs to Production

21 Some Lessons We Are Learning There is No Magic Here! The Work is the Same No Short Cuts to the Real Work Speed with Discipline But Design/Analysis Tools Today Minimizes # Engineers Needed to do the Work This is Not a One Size Fits All Concept Adapt and Adjust as Needed Large Bureaucracies Can and Will Still Get in the Way Govt Needs to Consider How They Motivate to Increase Speed of Acquisition If You Move Away From TSPR Someone Has to be Responsible OTA as Contract Vehicle Seems to be Optimal for DA Work Right Team Dynamics/Interaction Are Critical Sitting Up Close With the Govt Program Office Is Essential Govt PM Just Saying You Are Agile Does Not Make it So Look for DA s That Have Proven Themselves to be Agile WDA is Definitely Something Worth Pursuing Further 23

22 Question? 24 EXPORT CONTROL WARNING Use or disclosure of data contained on this page is subject to the restriction on the title page of this document.

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