The abbreviation DP stands for Development Proposal in the military field, especially in the US. You can find more abbreviations starting with DP here. Also take a look at our list with military acronyms.
The Proposal of the Development
The Development Proposal is the proposal of the development: the offer of the contractor for the development of a system. DP is the document that starts the development phase – the plan that promises what will be built, when and for how much.
Why Proposals Are Formal
Military developments are expensive and long-term: the proposal defines the scope, the milestones, the costs. It is the basis of the contract and the measure of the success – deviations are measured against the proposal.
DP appears in this meaning constantly in procurement documentation. Together with the DDRE (the development phase), it forms the vocabulary of the development.
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