MN4314 Space Systems Acquisition and Contract Management

This course is the study of the Department of Defense space systems acquisition and contract management policies and processes. A discussion of space systems acquisition management is provided along with the contract management processes used to acquire space systems for the Department of Defense. Course topics include space industry and spacecraft systems, space acquisition environment, and space systems acquisition and program management.

Space systems acquisition contract management processes and the contract management life cycle are also discussed, as well as a review of selected DoD space acquisition programs. The course concludes with a discussion of the future of space acquisition and contract management challenges and the future of space contract management. Prerequisites: MN3331 (or MN3221 and MN3222) and MN3303, or as allowed by the instructor.

Prerequisite

MN3331 (or MN3221 and MN3222) and MN3303, or as allowed by the instructor.

Lecture Hours

Lab Hours

Course Learning Outcomes

· Develop an understanding of the policies and processes of space systems acquisition and contract management.

· Develop an understanding of the space systems acquisition and contract management decision-making environment faced by Defense Acquisition Executives (DAEs), Program Executive Officers (PEOs), Procuring Contracting Officers (PCOs), and Program Managers (PMs).

· Develop an understanding of the various acquisition disciplines and functional areas that must be integrated in order to acquire a major space system.

· Keep abreast of real-time space acquisition challenges and acquisition transformation initiatives that may influence the future space acquisition environment.