1. Department of Navy Rapid Innovation Fund
Notional Process

2. Execution PoR PoR PoR (8) Award (9) Execution (10) Transition
Status Reporting
PoR
SYSCOM / PEOs
Status Reporting
PoR
SYSCOM / PEOs
DoN
SSA
Status Reporting
PoR
(8) Award: SYSCOM Contract Offices evaluate full proposals and award contracts
(9) Execution: Projects execute their two-year contract SOW and one-year transition period
(10) Transition: Technologies enter into acquisition programs
SYSCOM / PEOs
(8)
Award
(9)
Execution
(10)
Transition 2

3. Down Select (1) Submission (2) Assignment (3) Evaluation (4)
RIF Evaluation Portal
Top Picks
PEO C
PEO A
PEO B
SYSCOM
Top Picks
PEO C
PEO A
PEO B
Industry
DoN RIF PM
DoN RIF PM
SYSCOM
Top Picks
PEO C
PEO A
PEO B
Submission: Industry submits white papers via OSD website to DoN RIF evaluation portal
(2) Assignment: White papers are assigned for technical review
(3) Evaluation: SYSCOMs and PEOs evaluate white papers
(4) Prioritization: SYSCOM RIF Leads submit their ranked list of white papers to the RIF PM
SYSCOM
(1) Submission
(2)
Assignment
(3)
Evaluation
(4)
Prioritization

4. Decision Stakeholder Factors (7) Decision (5) Due Diligence (6)
DoN RIF Executive Group
DoN
Source Selection Authority
DoN RIF PM
Stakeholder Factors
(7)
Decision
(5)
Due Diligence
(6)
Ranking Recommendation