TMRR - Capability Development Document (CDD) Validation • The requirements validation authority validates the CDD • Major cost-performance trades complete. • Risk reduction sufficient to support preliminary design activities Development RFP Release draft CDD Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction CDD Source Selection PDR Contract award TRA A B • MDA and/or CAE and the requirements leadership ensure that: • The validated requirements continue to address the priorities of the users in a cost effective & affordable way. • Requirements are achievable, affordable, and testable • Requirements trades are fully informed by the systems engineering trade-off analyses completed by the PM or the DoD Component.
