CDFM MODULE 4 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED GRADED A+
◉ Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase.
Answer: Begins at Milestone B, there will be only one Milestone B
per program or evolutionary increment. Each increment of an
evolutionary acquisition shall have its own Milestone B unless the
MDA (Milestone Decision Authority) determines that the increment
will be initiated at Milestone C. At Milestone B, the MDA shall
approve the Acquisition strategy and the Acquisition Program
Baseline (APB). 4.2.28
◉ Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). Answer: In the Production and
Deployment Phase, this effort is intended to result in completion of
manufacturing development in order to ensure adequate and
efficient manufacturing capability and to produce the minimum
quantity necessary to provide production or production-
representative articles for IOT&E (Initial Operational Test and
Evaluation), establish an initial production base for the system; and
permit an orderly increase in completion of operational (and live-
fire, where applicable) testing. 4.2.35
◉ Disposal. Answer: Within the last phase of Defense Acquisition,
which is Operations & Support. At the end of its useful life, a system
shall be demilitarized and disposed of in accordance with all legal
,and regulatory requirements and policy relating to safety, security
and environment. The PM is responsible. 4.2.39
◉ Modeling and Simulation. Answer: Usually a computerized
representation of the system's functions and interfaces, aids in
rapidly fielding improved capabilities, cost effective (especially in
complex systems and systems of systems), useful in all phases of a
systems life-cycle. It is an essential element of the total systems
engineering process. 4.2.57
◉ Affordability Assessment. Answer: For major defense acquisition
programs and major automated information system programs, these
assessments are required at Milestones B and C. Their purpose is for
the DoD Component to demonstrate that the program's projected
funding and manpower requirements are realistic and achievable.
The assessment typically should be conducted by resource analysts
in the DoD Component headquarters or supporting organization.
4.3.2
◉ 2 Categories of Cost. Answer: Lifecycle and Total Ownership 4.3.7
◉ Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV). Answer: As stated in DoD
Directive 5000.01, all participants in the acquisition system are
expected to recognize the reality of fiscal constraints, and to view
costs as an independent variable. 4.3.7
, ◉ APUC (Acquisition Procurement Unit Cost) versus PAUC (Program
Acquisition Unit Cost). Answer: -APUC consists of flyaway costs,
support items, and initial spares (Procurement-only funds, not
RTD&E, MILCON, or O&M). -PAUC consists of RTD&E, Procurement,
and MILCON (not O&M) 4.3.10
◉ Operations and Support Costs. Answer: Largest cost category over
the system life cycle. Uses O&M funds. 4.3.11
◉ Evolutionary Acquisition Strategies. Answer: 1. Define, develop,
produce and demonstrate manufacturing capabilities, and time-
[hased capabilities needs supported and defined in the Initial
Capabilities document (ICD).
2. plan for subsequent development, production and deployment of
inrements beyond the initial capability over time (Increments 2 and
beyond) supported and defined in the Capabilities Development
Document and the Prodution Capabilities Document. 4.3.12
◉ Total Ownership Costs. Answer: consists of the elements of a
program's life cycle cost, as well as other infrastructure or business
processes costs not necessarily attributable to the program.
◉ Analysis of Alternatives (AoA). Answer: Required at major
milestone decision points and at the full-rate production decision
(or their equivalents). It's used to assess the potential material
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED GRADED A+
◉ Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase.
Answer: Begins at Milestone B, there will be only one Milestone B
per program or evolutionary increment. Each increment of an
evolutionary acquisition shall have its own Milestone B unless the
MDA (Milestone Decision Authority) determines that the increment
will be initiated at Milestone C. At Milestone B, the MDA shall
approve the Acquisition strategy and the Acquisition Program
Baseline (APB). 4.2.28
◉ Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). Answer: In the Production and
Deployment Phase, this effort is intended to result in completion of
manufacturing development in order to ensure adequate and
efficient manufacturing capability and to produce the minimum
quantity necessary to provide production or production-
representative articles for IOT&E (Initial Operational Test and
Evaluation), establish an initial production base for the system; and
permit an orderly increase in completion of operational (and live-
fire, where applicable) testing. 4.2.35
◉ Disposal. Answer: Within the last phase of Defense Acquisition,
which is Operations & Support. At the end of its useful life, a system
shall be demilitarized and disposed of in accordance with all legal
,and regulatory requirements and policy relating to safety, security
and environment. The PM is responsible. 4.2.39
◉ Modeling and Simulation. Answer: Usually a computerized
representation of the system's functions and interfaces, aids in
rapidly fielding improved capabilities, cost effective (especially in
complex systems and systems of systems), useful in all phases of a
systems life-cycle. It is an essential element of the total systems
engineering process. 4.2.57
◉ Affordability Assessment. Answer: For major defense acquisition
programs and major automated information system programs, these
assessments are required at Milestones B and C. Their purpose is for
the DoD Component to demonstrate that the program's projected
funding and manpower requirements are realistic and achievable.
The assessment typically should be conducted by resource analysts
in the DoD Component headquarters or supporting organization.
4.3.2
◉ 2 Categories of Cost. Answer: Lifecycle and Total Ownership 4.3.7
◉ Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV). Answer: As stated in DoD
Directive 5000.01, all participants in the acquisition system are
expected to recognize the reality of fiscal constraints, and to view
costs as an independent variable. 4.3.7
, ◉ APUC (Acquisition Procurement Unit Cost) versus PAUC (Program
Acquisition Unit Cost). Answer: -APUC consists of flyaway costs,
support items, and initial spares (Procurement-only funds, not
RTD&E, MILCON, or O&M). -PAUC consists of RTD&E, Procurement,
and MILCON (not O&M) 4.3.10
◉ Operations and Support Costs. Answer: Largest cost category over
the system life cycle. Uses O&M funds. 4.3.11
◉ Evolutionary Acquisition Strategies. Answer: 1. Define, develop,
produce and demonstrate manufacturing capabilities, and time-
[hased capabilities needs supported and defined in the Initial
Capabilities document (ICD).
2. plan for subsequent development, production and deployment of
inrements beyond the initial capability over time (Increments 2 and
beyond) supported and defined in the Capabilities Development
Document and the Prodution Capabilities Document. 4.3.12
◉ Total Ownership Costs. Answer: consists of the elements of a
program's life cycle cost, as well as other infrastructure or business
processes costs not necessarily attributable to the program.
◉ Analysis of Alternatives (AoA). Answer: Required at major
milestone decision points and at the full-rate production decision
(or their equivalents). It's used to assess the potential material
