DI-MGMT-82398
Army Make or Buy Policy: End-Item Components Identified for Arsenal Production
This DID establishes the reporting requirement for a contractor to document an onsite meeting with an Army Arsenal to identify end-item components suitable for Arsenal manufacturing.
Approval DateSeptember 19, 2022
AMSC Number10359
Preparing ActivityALTS
Project NumberMGMT-2022-027
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DTIC ApplicableNo
GIDEP ApplicableNo
LimitationNo
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DID Formatfree_text
963C CompliantYes
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Application & Interrelationship
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Use & Relationship
Acting on behalf of the Secretary of the Army, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ALT) retains the authority to determine which supplies the Army can and should make. Under the Army Make or Buy Policy (Army Regulation (AR) 700-90 Chapter 3-7), the ASA(ALT) requires Program Executive Officers (PEOs) and Program Managers (PMs) to perform Make or Buy analyses giving thorough consideration to Army Arsenals (Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, Watervliet Arsenal, and Pine Bluff Arsenal) and their manufacturing capabilities to meet program requirements for both end items and component parts.
All Requests for Proposals must include a tailored Contract Data Requirements Listing (CDRL) declaring that if a vendor is awarded a contract then the vendor will be required to meet directly with an Arsenal to assess the capabilities and identify candidate components of an end item that the Arsenal is well-positioned to produce (AR 700-90 b(2)). Army end-item program of record contracts (Buys) will include a contractor deliverable in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for arsenals components production. The PWS will detail that proposed contract modifications may adjust the scope of work to the Arsenal and outline the process for any required price adjustments for the Government (AR 700-90 b(4)).
Preparation Instructions
1References.AR 700-90 Chapter 3-7, Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) Make or Buy Policy memorandum (11 April 2018), ASA(ALT) Make or Buy library SharePoint site (at https://spcs3.kc.army.mil/asaalt/portal/make%20or%20buy%20library).
2Format.The contractor provides a written report to the PM.
3.1The contractor is required to conduct an onsite in-person meeting with Arsenal representativesThe contractor is required to conduct an onsite in-person meeting with Arsenal representatives in accordance with government travel policies.
3.2The PM determines the Arsenal that will be visitedThe PM determines the Arsenal that will be visited and will provide support, guidance, and attend the onsite in-person meeting with the contractor and the Arsenal representatives.
3.3At the conclusion of the onsite in-person meeting, the contractor will provide a report to the PMAt the conclusion of the onsite in-person meeting, the contractor will provide a report to the PM of the end-item components that were identified for Arsenal manufacturing with the report suspense date as determined by the PM.
3.4The contractor's report must include any proposed contract modificationsThe contractor's report must include any proposed contract modifications that may adjust the scope of work to the Arsenal and any price adjustments for the Government to consider.
3.5The following is an example of CDRL language that PMs may useThe following is an example of CDRL language that PMs may use to detail the contractor's obligation under the Army Make or Buy Policy (AR 700-90 Chapter 3-7) for full consideration of Arsenals for end-item component manufacturing:
"Within (# OF DAYS DETERMINED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER) days of contract award, (INSERT NAME OF CONTRACTOR), will coordinate with Army Program Management Office representative(s) (INSERT FULL CONTACT INFORMATION - NAME(S), EMAIL(S), PHONE NUMBER(S) - OF PROGRAM MANGEMENT OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE(S)) the meeting with (INSERT ARMY ARSENAL IDENTIFIED BY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE) to survey and evaluate their Critical Manufacturing Capabilities and identify major end-item component parts that the (INSERT ARMY ARSENAL IDENTIFIED BY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE) is able to manufacture. Within (# DAYS DETERMINED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER) days after the end-item component manufacturing assessment at the Arsenal, the (INSERT NAME OF CONTRACTOR) will furnish a written feasibility and capability assessment of the identified end-item components the (INSERT ARMY ARSENAL VISITED) is able to produce to the (INSERT NAME(S) OF PROGRAM MANGEMENT OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE(S)). The report from the (INSERT NAME OF CONTRACTOR) must also include any proposed contract modifications that may adjust the scope of the work to the Arsenal and any price adjustments for the Government to consider."
4Media Requirements.The contractor report shall be provided as an electronically readable PDF file.
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