DoDI 5000.02 Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework
Summary
DoD Instruction 5000.02, 'Operation of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework,' issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, which establishes policy and prescribes procedures for managing acquisition programs and implements the Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF). It defines the AAF's acquisition pathways (urgent capability, middle-tier, major capability, software, defense business systems, and services) and the responsibilities of acquisition officials. The provided text is the front matter and table of contents and does not itself address other transactions; the document supplies the broader acquisition-pathway context in which OT approaches are used.