ALARACT 031/2025 UPDATE TO SPECTRUM SUPPORTABILITY RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR ALL ACQUISITION PROCESSES INCLUDING MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION PATHWAY

2. (U) PURPOSE: THIS MESSAGE IS TO NOTIFY AND CLARIFY TO THE FORCE
THAT A SPECTRUM SUPPORTABILITY RISK ASSESSMENT (SSRA) IS REQUIRED
FOR ALL SPECTRUM DEPENDENT SYSTEMS REGARDLESS OF THE ARMY
ACQUISITION METHOD USED. ARMY ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM (EMS)-
DEPENDENT SYSTEMS ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO
INITIATE AN SSRA AS EARLY AS PRACTICAL IN THE ACQUISITION PROCESS.
ADDITIONALLY, ARMY EMS-DEPENDENT SYSTEMS ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES
WILL INCREASE THE LEVEL OF DETAIL OF AN SSRA AS THE ACQUISITION
PROGRAM MATURES.

3. (U) BACKGROUND: DODI 4650.01 OUTLINES THE SSRA PROCESS TO
IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF EMS-DEPENDENT SYSTEMS. AR 5–12 DEFINES THE ARMY-
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS WHEN CONDUCTING AN SSRA, AND THE DRAFTING
AND SUBMITTAL OF THE ASSOCIATED SSRA REPORT.

https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN43377-ALARACT_0312025-000-WEB-1.pdf

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