# 3-2 Research for Service Analysis

**Triggers for Developing Proposed Acquisition.** There are a number of different sources of triggers that need to be documented in order to produce a request for approval by the [<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">Joint Research Council (JRC)</span>](https://ksn2.faa.gov/afn/jrcportal/SitePages/Home.aspx) to start the formal Acquisition Management System (AMS) process for a project or to define needs and preliminary requirements for a project to develop an enhancement within an existing program. See<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Operational Needs Assessment (ONA)</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span>for an example. Such sources include but are not limited to the following:

- Internal to FAA 
    - Air Traffic Organization ([<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">ATO</span>](https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato))
    - Technology Development &amp; Prototyping Division (<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">[ANG-C5 (FAA network user only)](https://my.faa.gov/org/staffoffices/ang/ang_org/directorates/angc/angc5)</span><span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">)</span>
- External to FAA - through a transfer package or recommendation submitted to the Program Management Organization ([<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">AJM</span>](https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/pmo)) and Mission Support ([<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">AJV</span>](https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/mission_support)) 
    - <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Collaborative Decision Making ([<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">CDM</span>](https://cdm.fly.faa.gov/)</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">) Program</span>
    - [<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">MITRE</span>](https://www.mitre.org/our-impact/rd-centers/center-advanced-aviation-system-development)
    - [<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">NASA</span>](https://www.nasa.gov/)
    - [<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">RTCA</span>](https://www.rtca.org/)
    - [<span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">SWIFT</span>](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/swim/swift) <span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219;">(System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Industry-FAA Team)</span>