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dc.contributor.authorBrett Hagen-
dc.contributor.authorMitch Mickley-
dc.contributor.authorPiara Swank-
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-13T18:30:52Z-
dc.date.available2022-01-13T18:30:52Z-
dc.date.issued2022-01-13-
dc.identifier.citationPublished--Unlimited Distributionen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dair.nps.edu/handle/123456789/4527-
dc.descriptionAcquisition Management / Defense Acquisition Community Contributoren_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research is to examine acquisition practices related to the increased adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) in the Department of Defense (DOD). We explore policies, processes, organizational alignment, and data management to assess AM acquisition in the Air Force. We use a Government Accountability Office (GAO) framework to systematically assess the state of AM acquisitions. Our research includes a DOD spend analysis of AM, policy and guidance analysis, and stakeholder interviews with multiple agencies throughout the Air Force AM ecosystem. We consolidate our findings to develop recommendations that DOD customers can use when seeking 3D-printed requirements. Our conclusion highlights strengths and weaknesses of current acquisitions processes and provides recommendations for further research. While Air Force-centric, our research findings can be adopted to fit acquisition needs specific to all DOD services seeking to meet the call for improved contracting processes outlined in the Department of Defense Additive Manufacturing Strategy.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAcquisition Research Programen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAcquisition Research Programen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAcquisition Management;NSP-AM-22-017-
dc.subjectadditive manufacturingen_US
dc.subject3D printingen_US
dc.subjectemerging technologyen_US
dc.subjectacquisitionsen_US
dc.subjectcontractingen_US
dc.titleNavigating Department of Defense Additive Manufacturing Acquisition Practicesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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