Scoring Criteria
Submissions are judged based on the following criteria:
- Maintenance relevance/impact: How much does it impact maintenance? Does it improve the efficiency and/or effectiveness of current maintenance practices (e.g., cost, safety, cycle time, necessary manpower, readiness, etc.)?
- Originality/contribution to the state-of-the-art: How original or innovative is it? Does the technology present itself as new and/or significantly different in its approach or concept compared to existing technologies.
- Avoidance of commercialism: Does it describe a technology and how it will improve maintenance, or does it attempt to market the organization?
- Technical maturity: How mature or ready is the technology? Has it been prototyped or successfully demonstrated? Refer to the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL’s)
- Cross-service applicability: Is it potentially applicable to all service branches of the military and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)?
- Feasibility/practicality: How viable would it be to transition the technology for use by the Department of Defense (DOD)? Considerations include DOD maintenance needs, needs of specific DOD programs, implementation, the readiness level of the technology, and the strength/validity of test or simulation data supporting performance claims.
- Technical Transition: Is a transition path identifiable, to move from a technology R&D or demonstration and assessment activity to the integrated use of the technology in sustainment operation on a continuous basis?
