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1.    agency use only

(Leave Blank)

2.    report date

November 2010

3.    report type and dates covered

Final

4.    title and subtitle

CMMI^® for Acquisition, Version 1.3

5.    funding numbers

FA8721-05-C-0003

6.    author(s)

CMMI Product Development Team

7.    performing organization name(s) and address(es)

Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

8.    performing organization
report number

CMU/SEI-2010-TR-032

9.    sponsoring/monitoring agency name(s) and address(es)

HQ ESC/XPK
5 Eglin Street
Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2116

10.  sponsoring/monitoring agency report number

ESC-TR-2010-032

11.  supplementary notes

12a distribution/availability statement

Unclassified/Unlimited, DTIC, NTIS

12b distribution code

13.  abstract (maximum 200 words)

CMMI^® (Capability Maturity Model^® Integration) models are collections of best practices that help organizations to improve their processes. These models are developed by product teams with members from industry, government, and the Carnegie Mellon^® Software Engineering Institute (SEI).

This model, called CMMI for Acquisition (CMMI-ACQ), provides a comprehensive integrated set of guidelines for acquiring products and services.

14.  subject terms

CMMI, Acquisition, CMMI for Acquisition, Version 1.3, process improvement, reference model, acquisition model, outsourcing, procurement, purchasing

15.  number of pages

423

16.  price code

17.  security classification of report

Unclassified

18.  security classification of this page

Unclassified

19.  security classification of abstract

Unclassified

20.  limitation of abstract

UL

NSN 7540-01-280-5500

Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39-18 298-102