AFRLI61-108 governs the development, management, oversight, and review of Air Force Research Laboratory R&D programs.
View AFRLI61-108 on armypubs.army.mil
AFRLI61-108 defines AFRL program types and management procedures based on cost, visibility, and other factors. It requires standard cost, schedule, and performance management, annual progress reviews, approved execution-phase baselines, and program closeout steps.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all R&D related programs or efforts managed or executed by AFRL personnel and applies to all efforts on which AFRL has lead responsibility, whether internally or externally funded.
R&D Program Baselines document the program’s technical objectives, resource requirements, cost, schedule, and performance parameters that must be met in order to accomplish the program’s goals.
A baseline approved by the TAA is required for all R&D programs in the execution phase.
If the baseline does not specify this criteria, then the following default criteria will apply: any product delivery date changes by 6 months or more, 15% or greater cost change, any change to a KPP, MOP or TPM. (paragraph 2)
In order to ensure program objectives and technical measures remain current and achievable within defined cost and schedule parameters, all programs are required to be reviewed annually by the program’s TAA.
Changes to the program type, including additions or deletions of any R&D programs, require a request be submitted through AFRL/EN, to afrl.en.workflow@us.af.mil and a response confirming the change must be received prior to making those changes in the apps.