Track 1 Session 5

8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2010

The Use of Competitive Prototyping to Inform the Acquisition Approach

This session covers the application of competitive prototyping and its use to determine the status of the industrial base in meeting program requirements for performance and reliability. The presentation will address the processes used and the results from testing. The presentation will conclude with the lessons learned and how the results were used to influence the program direction.

Key Words: Competitive Prototyping, Reliability Test, Reliability Growth, Risk Assessment

Darrell Quarles, Darrell Quarles, LTC Pickering, Dave Dylis, Dave Pollock and Barry Price

U.S. Army

Huntsville, Alabama