FY2027 Topic

Acquisition Reform

TL;DR

Acquisition Reform in the FY2027 NDAA: 58 tagged sections covering acquisition reform, portfolio acquisition, acquisition policy, defense acquisition system.

Sections

Sec. 214 — Title II

Modifications to responsibilities of the Defense Innovation Unit

Section 4127(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and(2)by inserting after…

Sec. 228 — Title II

Pilot program to recognize outstanding achievements in technology and prototype development

The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (referred to in this section as the Director) shall carry out a pilot program under which the…

Sec. 801 — Title VIII

Responsibilities and authorities of portfolio acquisition executives with respect to contractors

Chapter 205 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3105 the following new sections:3105a.Portfolio…

Sec. 802 — Title VIII

Ensuring best value in procurement

Codification of use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection process(1)Title 10Chapter 223 of title 10, United States Code…

Sec. 803 — Title VIII

Limitation on certain contract clauses for commercial products or commercial services

Section 3452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(f)LimitationsThe Secretary of…

Sec. 804 — Title VIII

Elimination of late cost and pricing data submission defense

Section 3706(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (3) by striking or at the end;(2)in paragraph (4) by striking…

Sec. 805 — Title VIII

Reporting of price increases

Chapter 271 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:3710.Reporting of increases above…

Sec. 806 — Title VIII

Limitation on suspension of progress payments

Section 3804 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a)—(A)in the subsection heading, by striking commensurate with…

Sec. 807 — Title VIII

Uniform requirements for electronic contract writing systems and acquisition management systems

Uniform requirements for the Department of DefenseChapter 367 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4754…

Sec. 808 — Title VIII

Risk-based approach to monitoring contractor business systems

Requirement for risk-based approachSection 3843 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:3843.Contractor business…

Sec. 809 — Title VIII

Procurement of initial spares

Section 4274 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:4274.Procurement of initial spares(a)In generalBefore awarding…

Sec. 810 — Title VIII

Procurement of local produce, seafood, and meat in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command

Procurement for certain facilities in the Indo-Pacific regionNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the…

Sec. 811 — Title VIII

Review of defense audit agencies

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with an…

Sec. 821 — Title VIII

Modification to certain acquisition thresholds

Adjustment to inflation(1)In generalSection 1908(c)(2) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by striking of each year evenly…

Sec. 822 — Title VIII

Use of accrued interest by certain consortium managers

Section 4021(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by striking The authority and inserting (1) The authority; and(2)by adding…

Sec. 823 — Title VIII

Amendment to other transaction authority

Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(2)—(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking agency that and all…

Sec. 824 — Title VIII

Requirement for modular open system approach and modifications to rights in technical data

Section 4401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:4401.Requirement for modular open system…

Sec. 825 — Title VIII

Modifications to requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with certain retailers

Section 4664 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:(b)Waiver(1)The Secretary may…

Sec. 826 — Title VIII

Prohibition on contracting with employers of convicted traffickers

Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:4665.Prohibition on contracting…

Sec. 827 — Title VIII

Acquisition thresholds for certain materials

Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:(f)Exception for small…

Sec. 828 — Title VIII

Clarification of certain elements of Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program

Clarification of limitation on protege firms participating in concurrent mentor-protege agreementsSubsection (c)(2) of section 4902 of…

Sec. 829 — Title VIII

Codification of program for negotiation of comprehensive small business subcontracting plans

Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) is transferred to subchapter I…

Sec. 830 — Title VIII

Consumption-based procurements and associated payments

Section 3324(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;(2)in…

Sec. 831 — Title VIII

Extension of briefing and certification requirement

Section 886 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118—159; 138 Stat. 2022) is amended—(1)in the…

Sec. 832 — Title VIII

Preference for recycled strategic and critical materials

Section 848(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is…

Sec. 833 — Title VIII

Transfer authority for rapid transition of other transaction authority prototypes

Authority(1)In generalSubject to limitations in paragraph (2), a portfolio acquisition executive may transfer amounts of authorizations…

Sec. 834 — Title VIII

Portfolio-based acquisition of autonomous capability

There is established in the Department of Defense a program to be known as the Autonomy Integration Account (in this section referred to…

Sec. 835 — Title VIII

Establishment of Pathfinder Programs to inform requirements reform

Requirement for service-level requirements reform Pathfinder ProgramsNot later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this…

Sec. 836 — Title VIII

Requirements for certain unmanned surface vessels to be manufactured in the United States

Subject to subsection (b), on or after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Navy prioritize offers for a…

Sec. 851 — Title VIII

Acquisition workforce data analytics capability

Section 1701a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (10), by striking and at the end;(2)in paragraph (11), by…

Sec. 852 — Title VIII

Chief Acquisition Talent Officer

Subchapter I of chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1702 the following new…

Sec. 853 — Title VIII

Codification of acquisition workforce key performance objectives

Section 1722b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(6)Key…

Sec. 854 — Title VIII

Demonstrated proficiency requirements for critical acquisition positions

Section 1731 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(d)Demonstrated proficiency…

Sec. 855 — Title VIII

Extension and modification of acquisition workforce demonstration project

Increase in limitation on number of participantsSection 1762 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 130,000 and inserting…

Sec. 861 — Title VIII

Reform of technical data and software rights to support competition, sustainment, and readiness

Chapter 239 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3775 the following new section:3776.Default government…

Sec. 862 — Title VIII

Intellectual Property Ombudsman; voluntary expert mediation for certain intellectual property matters

Subchapter III of chapter 275 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3791 the following new…

Sec. 863 — Title VIII

Expansion of reverse engineering authority for prototype projects

Subsection (f)(5)(B) of section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by section 823, is amended by striking to address…

Sec. 864 — Title VIII

Clarifications to sustainment planning requirements for covered systems

Section 4324(b)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:(D)An intellectual property management plan for…

Sec. 865 — Title VIII

Software accountability improvements over lifecycles

Section 4324(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(G)A software…

Sec. 866 — Title VIII

Assessment of a Pay-to-Print Program

The Secretary of Defense shall assess the feasibility and utility of establishing a Department of Defense-wide program to be known as the…

Sec. 867 — Title VIII

Prioritizing maintenance, repair, and overhaul for readiness

Section 4323 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:4323.Continuous sustainment review and analysis(a)Review…

Sec. 871 — Title VIII

Enhancement to defense supply chain resilience and secondary source qualification

In implementing section 865 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118—159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note), the…

Sec. 872 — Title VIII

Tailored acquisition pathways for non-traditional intermediate-range fires capabilities

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Army Portfolio…

Sec. 873 — Title VIII

Pilot program for domestic antimony and copper production for defense applications

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to support…

Sec. 874 — Title VIII

Addressing the backlog of open cases related to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting…

Sec. 875 — Title VIII

Limitation on availability of funds for purchase of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters from foreign entities of concern

Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal…

Sec. 876 — Title VIII

Ensuring Department of Defense contractor compliance with disability hiring goals

For each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an audit of the compliance of the contractors of the…

Sec. 877 — Title VIII

Expedited implementation of commercial acquisition reforms

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the Principal Director for Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy prioritizes the…

Sec. 1021 — Title X

Requirements relating to unmanned surface vessels

The Secretary of the Navy may not accept or take delivery of an unmanned surface vessel before the date on which the Secretary submits to…

Sec. 1027 — Title X

Strategy of Department of Defense relating to small uncrewed surface vessels

Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the…

Sec. 1601 — Title XVI

Reorganization of acquisition responsibilities of the Space Force

Elimination of Space Development Agency(1)RepealSection 9087 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.(2)Conforming amendments(A)Title…

Sec. 1603 — Title XVI

Space launch support services and alternative launch procurement process

Extension of transition limitations and reporting requirementsSection 2276a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking…

Sec. 1604 — Title XVI

Spaceport of the Future initiative

Section 1608 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 139 Stat. 1177) is amended by adding at…

Sec. 1808 — Title XVIII

Analysis and report on sourcing of certain items

Analysis required(1)In generalThe Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and…

Sec. 1816 — Title XVIII

Assessment of risk related to adversarial capital in the defense industrial base

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an office within the Office…

Sec. 1842 — Title XVIII

Comptroller General assessment on improving weapon systems and technology procurement

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct one or more assessments of how the Secretary of Defense can improve procurement…

Sec. 1871 — Title XVIII

Exception to contract price requirement relating to use of test and evaluation installations by commercial entities

Section 4175 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (c), by striking A contract entered into and inserting Except as…

Sec. 4301 — Title XLIII

Operation and maintenance

SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE(In Thousands of Dollars)LineItemFY 2027 RequestHouse AuthorizedOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE…

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