BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 63-101/20-101 ...

1 BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 63-101/20-101 9 MAY 2017 Acquisition / Logistics INTEGRATED life cycle management COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at for downloading or ordering. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: SAF/AQXS Supersedes: AFI 63-101/20-101 , 07 March 2013; AFI 63-131, 19 March 2013; AFI 63-609, 18 January 2005 Certified by: SAF/AQX (Mr. John Miller) Pages: 172 This publication implements Air FORCE Policy Directive (AFPD) 63-1/20-1, Integrated life cycle management . This INSTRUCTION establishes the Integrated life cycle management (ILCM) guidelines and procedures for Air FORCE (AF) personnel who develop, review, approve, or manage systems, subsystems, end-items, services, and activities (for the purpose of this publication referred to as programs throughout this document) procured under Department of Defense (DoD) 5000 series instructions comprising the Defense Acquisition System.

2 Additionally, this AF INSTRUCTION (AFI) implements the policies to include the Office of management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-11, Preparation, Submission, and Execution of the Budget, DoD INSTRUCTION (DoDI) , Operational Contract Support (OCS), DoDI , Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW) Human Effects Characterization, DoDI , Serialized Item management (SIM) for life cycle management of Materiel, DoDI , Depot Maintenance Core Capabilities Determination Process, DoDI , Public-Private Partnerships for Product Support, DoDI , Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) for Materiel Maintenance, DoDI , DoD Value Engineering (VE) Program, DoDI , Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, DoDI , Defense Industrial Base Assessments, DoDI , Operation of the Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Workforce Education, Training, and Career Development Program, DoDI , Prevention and Mitigation of Corrosion on DOD Military Equipment and Infrastructure, DoDI , DoD Joint Services Weapon and Laser System Safety Review Process, Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) , Rapid Fulfillment of Combatant Commander Urgent Operation Needs, DoDI , Critical Program Information (CPI) Identification and Protection Within Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E)

3 , DoDI , Protection of Mission Critical 2 AFI63-101/20-101 9 MAY 2017 Functions to Achieve Trusted Systems and Networks (TSN), DoDI , Item Unique Identification (IUID) Standards for Tangible Personal Property, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff INSTRUCTION (CJCSI) , Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System. This AFI applies to military and civilian Air FORCE personnel and units, including Regular, Reserve, and Air National Guard (ANG), except where noted, as well as other individuals and organizations based on binding agreement or obligation with the Department of the Air FORCE (DAF). For nuclear systems or related components, ensure the appropriate nuclear regulations are applied in addition to the guidance in this AFI.

4 In accordance with (IAW) the ILCM chain of authority specified in this AFI, mandates to the acquisition execution chain are not considered Wing-level mandates and therefore tiering, IAW AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms management , does not apply. When tiering does apply for a wing/unit-level requirement(s), waiver authority is identified with a Tier ( Tier-0, Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3 ) number following the compliance statement. Compliance, tiering, waivers, and tailoring are covered in Chapter 1. Statutory law, Federal, or DoD directives take precedence over AFIs. If there is conflicting guidance between this AFI and any DoD series or published higher-level guidance, the DoD series or published higher-level guidance takes precedence. This AFI may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acquisition Integration) (SAF/AQX), for review and approval prior to publication.

5 Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to SAF/AQXS using AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Form 847s from the field through functional chain of command. This INSTRUCTION requires the collection and/or maintenance of information protected by Title 5 United States Code (USC) Section 552a, The Privacy Act of 1974. The authorities to collect and maintain the records prescribed in the publication are Public Law (Pub. L.) 101-510, Title XII, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act; Title 10, Sections 1701-1764, 8013; and Executive ORDER 9397, as amended. The applicable System of Record Notices (SORNs), F036 AFPC Q, Personnel Data System, and F036 AFPC C, Military Personnel Records System, apply. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW AF Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, management of Records, and disposed of IAW the AF Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located in the AF Records Information management System (AFRIMS).

6 SUMMARY OF CHANGES This revision incorporates management Industrial Facilities under DoDD and cancels AFI 63-609, Managing Industrial Facilities, by encompassing applicable information into Chapter 12 of this INSTRUCTION . This revision also hereby cancels AFI 63-131, Modification management , by encompassing applicable information into Chapter 9 of this INSTRUCTION . This AFI includes multiple changes resulting from the release of the DoDI , Change 2, in Feb 2017 and is restructured to align and reduce duplication with this DoDI. This rewrite also codifies AF Guidance Memorandums for AFI 63-101/20-101 on risk decisions and accelerating acquisition, respectively. A chapter for Acquisition Security was created and expands on program protection planning and cybersecurity. The implementation of information technology (IT) chapter was restructured to show compliance with Chief Information Officer (CIO) authorities.

7 The AFI63-101/20-101 9 MAY 2017 3 applicability of the AFI was also clarified to show required dependent activities. Document coordination was changed to put more responsibility with the approval authority to coordinate outside the Program Executive Officer (PEO) structure. Finally, it includes administrative changes to correct format, organizational changes, and typographical errors. Chapter 1 INTEGRATED life cycle management 9 Purpose of AFI 63-101/20-101 , Integrated life cycle management (ILCM).. 9 Applicability.. 9 Integrated life cycle Framework.. 12 Figure ILCM Framework.. 12 Compliance, Tiering, Waivers, and 13 Integrated life cycle management (ILCM) Chain of 14 Table Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) Delegation.. 15 PEO Portfolio Assignment or Transfer.

8 17 Chapter 2 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 19 19 Service Acquisition Executive (SAE).. 19 Senior Procurement Executive (SPE).. 19 Program Executive Officer (PEO).. 19 Milestone Decision Authority (MDA).. 20 Program Manager (PM).. 20 Product Support Manager (PSM).. 21 Chief Engineer (CE).. 21 Chief Development Tester (CDT)/Test Manager (TM).. 22 Implementing Command Commanders.. 22 Authorizing Official (AO).. 23 Operational Command, Direct Reporting Unit (DRU), and Field Operating Agency (FOA) Commanders.. 23 Chapter 3 AIR FORCE OPERATION OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM 25 Capability Based Requirements Development.. 25 Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) Determinations/Certifications.. 25 4 AFI63-101/20-101 9 MAY 2017 Air FORCE Review Boards (AFRB) and Acquisition Strategy Panels (ASP).

9 25 Configuration Steering Board (CSB).. 26 Science & Technology (S&T).. 27 Development Planning (DP).. 28 Materiel Development Decision (MDD).. 28 Coordination of Requirements Document Used in Conjunction with Request for Proposals (RFP).. 29 Development RFP Release Decision.. 29 Request for Reclassification of Acquisition Programs Categorization.. 30 Program Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).. 30 Integrated Master Plans (IMP) and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).. 30 Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) Analysis.. 30 Earned Value management (EVM)/EVM System (EVMS).. 30 Affordability Analysis.. 32 Post Implementation Review (PIR).. 32 Independent Reviews.. 32 Legal Reviews.. 32 Program Terminations.. 32 Chapter 4 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES 34 Program Integration.. 34 Program Documentation.

10 34 Table Document Approval Authority.. 35 Acquisition Strategy (AS).. 36 Acquisition Program Baseline (APB).. 36 Program management Agreement (PMA).. 36 Risk-Based Program management and Decision Making .. 37 Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy.. 41 Test Planning.. 44 Modeling and Simulation (M&S).. 44 AFI63-101/20-101 9 MAY 2017 5 General Equipment 45 Government Cost Estimates.. 46 Program Funding.. 47 New Start Notification.. 47 Will-Cost and Should-Cost management .. 48 Use of Specifications and Standards.. 49 Intelligence Supportability.. 49 Arms Control Compliance.. 51 Procurement Fraud.. 52 Urgent Capability Acquisition.. 52 Missile Defense Agency Related Acquisition.. 52 Nuclear Weapon Related Policy.. 52 management of AF Training Systems.