diff --git a/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/mdJson/sections/mdJson_acquisition.rb b/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/mdJson/sections/mdJson_acquisition.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9787e38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/mdJson/sections/mdJson_acquisition.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+require 'jbuilder'
+require_relative 'mdJson_scope'
+# require_relative 'mdJson_plan'
+# require_relative 'mdJson_requirement'
+# require_relative 'mdJson_objective'
+# require_relative 'mdJson_platform'
+# require_relative 'mdJson_instrument'
+# require_relative 'mdJson_operation'
+require_relative 'mdJson_event'
+# require_relative 'mdJson_pass'
+# require_relative 'mdJson_environment'
+
+module ADIWG
+    module Mdtranslator
+        module Writers
+            module MdJson
+
+                module Acquisition
+
+                    @Namespace = ADIWG::Mdtranslator::Writers::MdJson
+
+                    def self.build(hAcquisition)
+
+                        Jbuilder.new do |json|
+                            # json.scope Scope.build(hAcquisition[:scope])
+                            # json.plan @Namespace.json_map(hAcquisition[:plans], Plan)
+                            # json.requirement @Namespace.json_map(hAcquisition[:requirements], Requirement)
+                            # json.objective @Namespace.json_map(hAcquisition[:objectives], Objective)
+                            # json.platform @Namespace.json_map(hAcquisition[:platforms], Platform)
+                            # json.instrument @Namespace.json_map(hAcquisition[:instruments], Instrument)
+                            # json.operation @Namespace.json_map(hAcquisition[:operations], Operation)
+                            json.event @Namespace.json_map(hAcquisition[:events], Event)
+                            # json.pass @Namespace.json_map(hAcquisition[:passes], Pass)
+                            # json.environment Environment.build(hAcquisition[:environment])
+                        end
+
+                    end 
+                end # Acquisition
+            end # Event
+        end
+    end
+end
diff --git a/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/mdJson/sections/mdJson_metadata.rb b/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/mdJson/sections/mdJson_metadata.rb
index 5a646955..834de0f4 100644
--- a/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/mdJson/sections/mdJson_metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/adiwg/mdtranslator/writers/mdJson/sections/mdJson_metadata.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 require_relative 'mdJson_additionalDocumentation'
 require_relative 'mdJson_funding'
 require_relative 'mdJson_dataQuality'
+require_relative 'mdJson_acquisition'
 
 module ADIWG
    module Mdtranslator
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def self.build(hMetadata)
                      json.associatedResource @Namespace.json_map(hMetadata[:associatedResources], AssociatedResource)
                      json.additionalDocumentation @Namespace.json_map(hMetadata[:additionalDocuments], AdditionalDocument)
                      json.funding @Namespace.json_map(hMetadata[:funding], Funding)
+                     json.acquisition @Namespace.json_map(hMetadata[:acquisitions], Acquisition)
                   end
 
                end # build