Which document was approved by the Air Force Requirements Oversight Counsel before CAPE provided AoA guidance?

Which document was approved by the Air Force Requirements Oversight Counsel before CAPE provided AoA guidance?

• A. Initial Capability Document
• B. AoA Study Plan
• C. Materiel Solution Analysis Plan
• D. Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation

Answer: (A)

In this stage of capability development, the critical point is that a validated need, captured in a formal requirement document, must exist before formal analyses are guided. The Initial Capability Document serves that role by articulating the capability gap, the high-level mission needs, and the initial set of required attributes. It is approved by the Air Force Requirements Oversight Counsel to ensure the problem is properly defined and worthy of analysis before CAPE provides AoA guidance. Once that approval is given, CAPE can issue the AoA guidance that shapes how the Analysis of Alternatives will be conducted. The other documents come later in the process: the AoA Study Plan is produced after AoA guidance to lay out how the analysis will be performed; the Materiel Solution Analysis Plan is part of the subsequent MSA phase outlining plans for evaluating potential materiel solutions; and Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation is CAPE’s cost-focused review activity used during AoA and program development, not the pre-guidance approval document.

In this stage of capability development, the critical point is that a validated need, captured in a formal requirement document, must exist before formal analyses are guided. The Initial Capability Document serves that role by articulating the capability gap, the high-level mission needs, and the initial set of required attributes. It is approved by the Air Force Requirements Oversight Counsel to ensure the problem is properly defined and worthy of analysis before CAPE provides AoA guidance. Once that approval is given, CAPE can issue the AoA guidance that shapes how the Analysis of Alternatives will be conducted.

The other documents come later in the process: the AoA Study Plan is produced after AoA guidance to lay out how the analysis will be performed; the Materiel Solution Analysis Plan is part of the subsequent MSA phase outlining plans for evaluating potential materiel solutions; and Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation is CAPE’s cost-focused review activity used during AoA and program development, not the pre-guidance approval document.