At a glance
Possible toolACQ-48 · Other statutory tools
Authority holder: Each combatant commander; senior contracting official retains applicable award role
Other statutory tools
Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.
Availability and verificationExpress statutory pathway; award-specific appropriations, available balances, delegations, implementation and approvals not independently verified.
Program process and intake
Checked 2026-10-04 · implementation not verified. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.
A commander-level experimentation power is enacted, but this research did not verify a public implementing procedure or award expressly using section 873.
Combatant-command experimentation authority
- Who this route serves
- Government operational sponsors; performers through an identified solicitation
- Administering office / routing lead
- Combatant commander and responsible senior contracting official
UnverifiedSection 873 grants command experimentation authority and conditionally permits section 843 procedures. Neither fact establishes that a named exercise uses those authorities.
What this evidence label means Authority enacted; attributed use unverifiedNo public award, delegation or intake specifically attributed to section 873 was located.
Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04
FY2026 NDAA combatant-command experimentation · Section873statute · published 2025-12-18 · Evidence record Program eligibility
Steps and preparation
Funding, limits and authority relationship
Read section873 conditions →
published guidance: Statutory reference; not a verified submission portal.
Research scope and sources checked
Searched exact section/name across military sites and public notices, legislative texts and official command experimentation references. Generic exercises and professional commentary did not establish a873 tie and were excluded.
What remains unverified
- Search command-specific solicitations for explicit873 authority and verify current delegation/appropriation before linking a transaction.
A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →
Funding conditions
- Authority does not create a command-wide discretionary appropriation; identify lawful available funding and transition customer.
Read the funding and execution guide
Who contributes what
Need & planning
- Combatant commander and innovation/experimentation staff
Resources
- Command or supporting component available project funds
Approval
- Commander; senior contracting official and applicable acquisition approver
Execution
- Command experiment team with supporting contracting/research organizations
Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.
Coordination pathwayCOCOM need and resource sponsor → experiment/prototype instrument → commander operational determination → senior contracting official and Service/customer funded transition.
Actor and execution-role sources
What this research establishes
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedAuthority does not create a command-wide discretionary appropriation; identify lawful available funding and transition customer. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument. Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent. EngagementProgram unverifiedA commander-level experimentation power is enacted, but this research did not verify a public implementing procedure or award expressly using section 873. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status. Confidence: High on express authority and cited conditions; execution assignment is illustrative unless statute expressly names it.
Currentness: P.L. 119-60 §873 read directly; authority expires 2028-09-30.
Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.