Why is the timing of the Services Acquisition process so critical for effective, affordable services acquisition, and what is the impact of the necessary actions being delayed, deferred, or omitted? From your familiarity with DoDI 5000.74, what would you anticipate to be your greatest challenge in formulating (planning and developing) and executing a viable services acquisition strategy? Why are Multi-functional Teams (MFTs) that support services acquisition requirements of a certain dollar threshold, required to participate in a services acquisition workshop (SAW) or equivalent program? If you were to select one specific step in the 7-step process which is most critical for successful services acquisition, which step would it be, and why?