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'''Initial operating capability''' or '''Initial operational capability''' (IOC) is the state achieved when a [[Capability Management|capability]] is available in its minimum usefully deployable form. The term is often used in [[government procurement|government]] or [[military]] [[procurement]].<ref>{{cite web |title = AOF Glossary |url = http://www.aof.mod.uk/aofcontent/tactical/randa/content/glossary.htm |publisher = UK Ministry of Defence |accessdate = 2008-01-27}}</ref><ref>The U.S. Department of Defense chooses to use the term Initial Operational Capability (versus initial "operating" capability) when referring to IOC. [https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=28937 Defense Acquisition University] [[2009-07-22]].</ref>