The Project Engineer Prepares the Determination and Findings.

摘要

The purpose of this study and paper is four-fold: (1) To investigate and analyze the purpose, requirement, format and content, and the approval staffing process as it applies to Determination and Findings documentation for experimental, development and research work, (2) To provide a description and understanding of the requirements for the D and F process, (3) To establish the responsibility for initiating and preparing the D and F and for following it through the staffing to approval, (4) Provide a procedural document for the format and content of the D and F and its supporting documentation. This study project was accomplished by researching the procurement regulations and directives to determine the established policies and procedures. Interviews were conducted with Project Engineers to determine their understanding of the D and F process and need for a procedural paper. Interviews were also conducted with procurement specialists and staffers to obtain information about the preparation and staffing of the D and F for approval. This information paper will be useful to Project Engineers in Army PMOs, Labs and Engineering Functions who find themselves involved in a project which will result in a procurement action by negotiation in lieu of formal advertising. (Author)