Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)
Program Overview
Affordability Through Innovation
20-Nov-97
Overview
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Program Background
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Contractor Concepts
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Acquisition Reform
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Program Background
EELV Mission Statement
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Mission:
– Partner with Industry to develop a national launch
capability that satisfies the Government’s national
mission model requirements and reduces the cost of
space launch by at least 25%
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Objectives:
– Increase the U.S. space launch industry’s
competitiveness in the international space launch
market
– Implement acquisition reform initiatives resulting in
reduced government resources necessary to manage
system development and acquire launch services
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Program Background
Requirement for EELV
Space Launch
Modernization Plan (SLMP)
[May 94];
Gen Moorman, Chairman
Options:
(1) Sustain current
systems
(2) Evolve current
expendable systems
(3) Develop new “clean
sheet” expendable
system
(4) Develop a new
reusable system
PDD - Presidential Decision Directive
NSTC - National Science and Technology Council
DoD
Intelligence
Civil
Industry
Natn’l Space
Trans Policy
(PDD/NSTC-4)
[5 Aug 94]
DoD
Implementation
Plan [25 Oct 94]
supported Opt. 2
EELV
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Program Background
Acquisition Strategy
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Original acquisition strategy formulated in early
1995
– Strategy called for downselecting to one contractor
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Contractor provides a family of launch vehicles to support
Government requirements
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Contractor in a position to capture a larger share of the
international commercial launch market
Other features of original strategy:
– Cost-type contract for Engineering & Manufacturing
Development (EMD) contract
– Two system test flights during EMD
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Approach in strategy revised on 6 Nov 97
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Program Background
Reason for Acquisition Strategy Change
Larger commercial market than
envisioned two years ago
Sufficient market to support
two contractors
Industry Investment
Gov’t leverage commercial market competition
Commercial Space Market Growth
COMSTAC Addressable Commercial GTO Market
45
1997
60
High
Most
35
30
50
Likely
x
x
x
Then Year $Billion
Launches per Year
40
Low
25
20
1994
15
10
Actual
5
40
Services
User Equip
Satellite
Launch
30
20
10
Does not include Government
spending which was $38B in
1996 and projected to be
$40B in 2000
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'88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97* '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10
*As of Sep 97, 19 actual + 13 planned
0
4
1986
1991
1996
2000
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Program Background
Summary of Strategy Change
New
Old
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Cost-type contract for
EMD
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Fixed Gov’t investment for
development in addition to
contractor investment
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Two system test flights
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No system test flights
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Downselect to one
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Compete two over life of program
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Production
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Launch services
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Program Background
EELV Acquisition Schedule
FY95
96
MS 0
97
MS I
98
99
00
01
02
MS II
03
04
05
06
07
08
MS III
LCCV Pre-EMD
15 Months 17 Mths
4 Contracts 2 Ktrs
Development - 2 Contractors
Initial Launch Services - 2 Contractors
RFP
CFI
TAILORED TAILORED
SRR
PDR
PDR - Preliminary Design Review
DDR - Down-select Design Review
RFP
DDR TCDR
Follow-on Launch Services
First Flights
(Commercial/Military)
RFP - Request for Proposal
CFI - Call For Improvements
SRR - Systems Requirements Review
LCCV - Low Cost Concept Validation TCDR - Tailored Critical Design Review
UNCLASSIFIED
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EELV Contractor Concepts
Boeing
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EELV Contractor Concepts
Lockheed Martin
MLV-D
MLV-A
HLV
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Acquisition Reform
Single Acquisition Management Plan
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Objective: Streamline effort required for
acquisition strategy approval
1000+ Pages
60 Pages
Integrated Program Assessment
Acquisition Plan
Acquisition Program Baseline
Live Fire Test and Evaluation Waiver
Integrated Logistics Support Plan
Manpower Estimate
Integrated Program Summary
Fixed Price Determination
SAMP
RESULT:
Milestone 1 Approved!
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Acquisition Reform
“Lean SPO” Concept
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EELV system program office fraction of typical
program office size
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Focused insight vs traditional oversight
– Less management, more insight
– 39 military, 12 civilians, 30 contractor (81 total)
Where we’ve been:
TRUST
Where we are:
Insight
Insight
Manage
Work Reduction
Track
Manage
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Acquisition Reform
Electronic Source Selection
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Maximize information technology solutions
No “truckloads” of paper copies
– Source selection of this size: 2+ tons of paper
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Software
TOTALLY ELECTRONIC
SOURCE SELECTION
Briefings & Reports
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World Wide Web
Solicitation
Release
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Archived
Data
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Acquisition Reform
CAIV
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EELV is a Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV)
program
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System designs must meet key performance
parameters
– Mass to orbit
– Design reliability
– Standard launch pads
– Standard Payload Interface
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All other requirements are tradable
Can trade performance for reducing cost
(Untraditional approach for launch vehicles)
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Summary
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New EELV Acquisition Approach Provides
– Two contractors for long term competition
– Significant industry investment commensurate with the
growing commercial market
– Enhanced use of commercial launch services by the DOD
– Reduction in Government’s total cost of launch through
2020 by at least 25%
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EELV continues to lead the way in acquisition
reform initiatives
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Program is on track!
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Affordability Through Innovation