• Welcome to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Acquisition Operating Framework (AOF).
• The AOF is an authoritative source of policy and good practice for all members of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and our Industry partners concerned with acquisition.
• The AOF will improve the consistency in our application of policy and good practice and play an important role in delivering better solutions for defence in the future.

• Welcome to the Acquisition Operating Framework (AOF).
• The AOF defines how we conduct, govern and control our Defence acquisition processes. It is a key enabler for improving our delivery to the armed forces and for driving greater value for money for the taxpayer. Since its launch in April 2007, the AOF has undergone significant development in refining the Strategic and Operational layers, and in construction of the Tactical layer.
• New AOF content has been developed and published incrementally from October 2007 to April 2008, which has enabled us to close and archive the Acquisition Management System (AMS). It now gives me great pleasure to launch and welcome you to the AOF Tactical layer.
• Improvements to the Tactical layer (and right across AOF) are planned to continue until October 2008. After this milestone the development stage of the AOF project will be completed and we will concentrate on continuous improvement, and realising the benefits of AOF.
• Please take the time to read the AOF and ensure that you and your staff understand its requirements.

Sir Ian Andrews CBE TD (2^nd PUS)

• How the AOF is Organised
• How the AOF relates to the Defence Vision
• How the AOF relates to the Defence Framework
• The AOF Search Engine
• The AOF and the Defence Acquisition Handbook

• Information On:
• AOF Content Owners
• Information in the AOF Operational Layer:
• Through Life Capability Management
• Engineering
• Approvals & Scrutiny
• Information in the AOF Tactical Layer:
• Managing Quality
• Project and Programme Management
• Support Solutions Envelope
• Logistics
• ILS
• Technology Management
• Commercial Toolkit

• For enquiries about specific subject matter, refer to the contact details provided on each page.
• A full list of owners and contact details for all AOF content is also provided.
• If you have general feedback about the website or are having difficulties using it then please phone the AOF Team on +44 (0)1225 883047 (9355 83047 Internal).