R 032007Z DEC 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN  685/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS CLINGER-COHEN ACT (CCA) COMPLIANCE POLICY AND PROCEDURES//
REF/A/MSGID:LAW/40 USC SECTIONS 1401 - 1503//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/SECDEF/YMD:20081208//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASH DC /YMD:20100105//
REF/D/MSGID:DIR/SECNAVINST 5000.2E//
REF/E/MSGID:DOC/SECDEF/YMD:20120110//
REF/F/MSGID:MEMO/SECDEF/YMD:20020308//
REF/G/MSGID:DOC/CJCS/YMD:20120110//
REF/H/MSGID:MEMO/DON CIO /YMD:20090921//
NARR/REFERENCE A IS THE CODIFICATION OF THE CLINGER-COHEN ACT (CCA) ESTABLISHED IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION OF 1996.  REFERENCE B IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) INSTRUCTION ON THE OPERATION OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM (DAS).  REFERENCE C IS THE MARINE CORPS ORDER THAT DELEGATES THE DIRECTOR OF COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (C4) AS THE PRINCIPAL ADVISOR FOR MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE-WIDE IT EXECUTION AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (CMC) AND DELEGATES THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) FUNCTION TO THE DIRECTOR OF C4.  REFERENCE D IS THE SECNAV INSTRUCTION ON IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE DAS AND THE JOINT CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (JCIDS).  REFERENCE E IS THE DOD GUIDE FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS.  REFERENCE F IS THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF) MEMO ON CCA COMPLIANCE POLICY.  REFERENCE G IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF (JCS) INSTRUCTION ON JCIDS.  REFERENCE H IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) ENTERPRI sE ARCHITECTURE (EA) ASSESSMENT PROCESS AS PART OF THE CCA COMPLIANCE CONFIRMATION PROCESS.//
POC/ROBIN THOMAS/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4 CIO/NAME:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:571-256-9061//
POC/MICHAEL OSBAND/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4 CIO/NAME:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:571-256-9089//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  TO ANNOUNCE THE DON DEPUTY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (MARINE CORPS) (DDCIO (MC)) POLICY ON THE CCA COMPLIANCE SUBMISSION PROCESS.
2.  PURPOSE.  THIS MARADMIN PROMULGATES DDCIO (MC) POLICY FOR THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) REFERENCES A THROUGH H.
3.  BACKGROUND.  REF A MANDATES FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS ADDRESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IM/IT) AT THE ENTERPRISE LEVEL TO ENSURE PROPER INVESTMENT IN AND MANAGEMENT OF IT PROGRAMS, THAT THEY DELIVER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR WHICH THEY WERE UNDERTAKEN, AND THAT THESE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE CONSISTENT WITH ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURES.  COMPLIANCE WITH THE CCA IS REQUIRED FOR ALL IT SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS THAT ACQUIRE IT, INCLUDING NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (NSS).  CCA CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED OF ALL MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MAIS) PROGRAMS, THOSE IN ACQUISITION CATEGORY (ACAT) IAM AND ACAT IAC, AND THOSE DESIGNATED AS SPECIAL INTEREST INITIATIVES PRIOR TO EACH MILESTONE APPROVAL AND BEFORE EACH CONTRACT AWARD.  NON-MAIS ACAT PROGRAMS (ACAT ID, IC, II, III AND IV) AS DEFINED IN REF C AND ABBREVIATED ACQUISITION PROGRAMS (AAP), INCLUDING NSS REQUIRE CCA CONFIRMATION PRIOR TO EACH MILESTONE AND CONTRACT AWARD.  IAW REF A, IT IS DEFINED AS ANY EQUIPMENT OR INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM OR SUBSYSTEM OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED IN THE AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION, STORAGE, MANIPULATION, MANAGEMENT, MOVEMENT, CONTROL, DISPLAY, SWITCHING, INTERCHANGE, TRANSMISSION, OR RECEPTION OF DATA OR INFORMATION.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DEFINITION, EQUIPMENT IS "USED" BY AN AGENCY WHETHER THE AGENCY THAT (1) REQUIRES THE USE OF SUCH EQUIPMENT OR (2) REQUIRES THE USE, TO A SIGNIFICANT EXTENT, OF SUCH EQUIPMENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A SERVICE OR THE FURNISHING OF A PRODUCT.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES COMPUTERS, ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, FIRMWARE AND SIMILAR PROCEDURES, SERVICES (INCLUDING SUPPORT SERVICES), AND RELATED RESOURCES.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, NSS ARE DEFINED AS ANY TELECOMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION SYSTEM OPERATED BY THE DOD, THE FUNCTION, OPERATION, OR THE USE OF WHICH INVOLVES INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES, CRYPTOGRAPHIC ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NATIONAL SECURITY, COMMAND AND CONTROL OF MILITARY FORCES, EQUIPMENT THAT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A WEAPON OR WEAPONS SYSTEM, OR IS CRITICAL TO THE DIRE T FULFILLMENT OF MILITARY OR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE A SYSTEM OR SERVICE OF A SYSTEM THAT IS USED FOR ROUTINE ADMINISTRATION OR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS.
4.  ACTIONS.  PER REF C, THE DDCIO (MC) IS DIRECTED TO VALIDATE THE CCA PROCESS FOR ALL IT ACQUISITIONS AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CURRENT DOD AND DON PLANS AND POLICY.
4.A.  PER REF D, THE DDCIO (MC) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING AND ISSUING IT MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND ENSURING THE CREATION, MAINTENANCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USMC IT ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS. THE DDCIO (MC) IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFIRMING (OR CERTIFYING FOR MAIS) THAT MISSION CRITICAL OR MISSION ESSENTIAL IT SYSTEMS COMPLY WITH REF A AND ARE REGISTERED IN THE DON DEFENSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO REPOSITORY (DITPR-DON) DATABASE AT HTTPS: SLASH SLASH WWW.DADMS.NAVY.MIL.  ADDITIONALLY, IAW REF A, THE DDCIO (MC) RECOMMENDS TO THE DON CIO WHETHER TO CONTINUE, MODIFY, OR TERMINATE IT PROGRAMS.
4.B.  IAW REFS B, AND E THROUGH H, THE PROGRAM MANAGER (PM) SHALL PREPARE THE CCA COMPLIANCE PACKAGE (THE COMPLETED CCA TABLE, SIGNATURE PAGE, AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION) IN COORDINATION WITH THE FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGER (FAM) AND DDCIO (MC).  THE PM SHALL MAKE LIAISON WITH HQMC C4/DDCIO (MC) PRIOR TO A FORMAL SUBMISSION OF CCA COMPLIANCE PACKAGE TO ENSURE THAT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION WITHIN THE CCA PACKAGE IS INCLUDED, VERIFIED AND VALIDATED.  PRIOR COORDINATION WILL ASSIST IN EXPEDITING THE APPROVAL PROCESS.
4.C.  THE PM WILL ENSURE THAT EACH QUESTION WITHIN THE CCA CHECKLIST IS VALIDATED BY APPLICABLE PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION.  THE DOCUMENTS CITED WITH THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ARE EXAMPLES OF THE MOST LIKELY, BUT NOT THE ONLY, REFERENCES FOR THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.  IF OTHER REFERENCES ARE MORE APPROPRIATE, THEY MAY BE USED IN ADDITION TO OR INSTEAD OF THOSE CITED.
4.C.1.  FOR QUESTION ONE, "MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THE ACQUISITION SUPPORTS CORE, PRIORITY FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN APPROVED INITIAL CAPABILITIES DOCUMENT (ICD) THAT DESCRIBES THE CORE FUNCTION REQUIRED TO BE SUPPORTED.
4.C.2.  FOR QUESTION TWO, "ESTABLISH OUTCOME-BASED PERFORMANCE MEASURES LINKED TO STRATEGIC GOALS," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN ICD, A CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT (CDD), A CAPABILITY PRODUCTION DOCUMENT (CPD), OR AN APPROVED ACQUISITION PROGRAM BASELINE (APB).
4.C.3.  FOR QUESTION THREE, "REDESIGN THE PROCESSES THAT THE SYSTEM SUPPORTS TO REDUCE COSTS, IMPROVES EFFECTIVENESS, AND MAXIMIZE THE USE OF COTS TECHNOLOGY," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN APPROVED ICD, A CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS (CONOPS), AN ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (AOA), A CDD, OR A CPD.
4.C.4.  FOR QUESTION FOUR, "DETERMINE THAT NO PRIVATE SECTOR OR GOVERNMENT SOURCE CAN BETTER SUPPORT THE FUNCTION," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN ACQUISITION STRATEGY AND AN AOA.
4.C.5.  FOR QUESTION FIVE, "CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN AOA.
4.C.6.  FOR QUESTION SIX, "CONDUCT AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS THAT INCLUDES A CALCULATION OF THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT; OR FOR NON-AIS PROGRAMS, CONDUCT A LIFE CYCLE COST ESTIMATE (LCCE)," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN LCCE (OR FOR MAIS A PROGRAM ECONOMIC ANALYSIS).
4.C.7.  FOR QUESTION SEVEN, "DEVELOP CLEARLY ESTABLISHED MEASURES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROGRAM PROGRESS," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN ACQUISITION STRATEGY AND APB.
4.C.8.  FOR QUESTION EIGHT, "ENSURE THAT THE ACQUISITION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID (GIG) POLICIES AND ARCHITECTURE, TO INCLUDE RELEVANT STANDARDS," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN INFORMATION SUPPORT PLAN (ISP) AND AN APB (WITH NET-READY KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS (KPP).
4.C.9.  FOR QUESTION NINE, "ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM HAS AN INFORMATION ASSURANCE STRATEGY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH DOD POLICIES, STANDARDS AND ARCHITECTURES, TO INCLUDE RELEVANT STANDARDS," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN ACQUISITION INFORMATION ASSURANCE STRATEGY (IAS).
4.C.10.  FOR QUESTION TEN, "ENSURE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, (1) MODULAR CONTRACTING HAS BEEN USED, AND (2) THE PROGRAM IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN PHASED, SUCCESSIVE INCREMENTS, EACH OF WHICH MEETS PART OF THE MISSION NEED AND DELIVERS MEASURABLE BENEFIT, INDEPENDENT OF FUTURE INCREMENTS," THIS SHOULD BE ANSWERED WITH AN ACQUISITION STRATEGY.
4.C.11.  FOR QUESTION ELEVEN, "REGISTER MISSION CRITICAL AND MISSION ESSENTIAL SYSTEMS WITH THE DOD CIO," SYSTEM REGISTRATION IN DITPR-DON IS REQUIRED.
4.D.  IAW REF H, THE PM SHALL ASSERT THE LEVEL OF PROGRAM COMPLIANCE WITH THE DON EA AS PART OF COMPLETING QUESTION 8 OF THE CCA COMPLIANCE TABLE BY IDENTIFYING THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A COMPLETED DON EA COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT TOOL (DECAT) FOR THE PROGRAM INTO THE DITPR-DON.
4.E.  THE PM MAY USE AN INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM (IPT) STRUCTURE TO AID IN COORDINATED DEVELOPMENT. THE PM SHALL OBTAIN CONCURRING SIGNATURE FROM THE FAM PRIOR TO FORWARDING THE CCA COMPLIANCE PACKAGE TO THE DDCIO (MC) FOR CONCURRING SIGNATURE. THE DDCIO (MC) SHALL REVIEW AND THEN FORWARD THE CCA COMPLIANCE PACKAGE TO THE DON CIO AS APPLICABLE.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6.  THIS MESSAGE WAS APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY, DDCIO (MC).//