Enclosure 13: Rapid Acquisition of Urgent Needs • Provides policy and procedures for acquisition programs that fulfill urgent needs that can be fielded in less than 2 years and which are below ACAT I/IA cost thresholds • Approval authority delegated to levels that promote rapid acquisition • Critical warfighter issues identified by the Warfighter Senior Integration Group (SIG) • SIG Chairman approves urgent needs and provides instructions to Components on program execution and management • SECDEF Rapid Acquisition Authority (RAA) Determination – Tasks a Component to fulfill the urgent need. Component designates the MDA • Generally, funds will have to be reprioritized and/or reprogrammed to meet urgent needs and expedite the acquisition process. SIG Chairman approves urgent needs and provides instructions to Components on program execution and management 55
