To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 ("DAP") released by the Ministry of Defence ("MoD") on September 30, 2020 supersedes the Defence Procurement Policy 2016 with effect from October 1, 2020. All new defence acquisitions will be governed by DAP. However, if the Request for Proposals ("RFP") has already been issued then the vendor will be governed by the defence procurement policy under which the RFP was issued. DAP has been introduced to ensure timely acquisition of military equipment, systems and platforms as required by the armed forces in terms of performance, capabilities, and quality standards, through optimum