PURPOSE
The program requirements document establishes the operational framework and performance baseline for an investment program. It is the basis for evaluating the readiness of products and services of an investment program to become operational.

APPROVAL
Within the ATO, the Vice Presidents of the organization executing the investment program during solution implementation and the operating organization approve the program requirements document. Within the other lines of business, the second-level executive of the organization executing the program in solution implementation approves the program requirements document.

DISTRIBUTION
Send an electronic copy of the program requirements document and updates to the IDA secretariat before a decision meeting per instructions in the IDA secretariat quick-start guide. The IDA secretariat maintains a database of all program requirements documents.

CONTENT
At the readiness for investment analysis decision, the program requirements document defines preliminary functional and performance requirements any potential solution to mission need must satisfy. At the final investment decision, the program requirements document defines exactly the operational concept and requirements the investment program must achieve.

The author shall use the program requirements document template in FAST and shall provide information for all sections. For sections that do not apply, the author so indicates.