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DEFINITION
The primary document used to plan and implement the ILS program is the Supportability Strategy (SS). This document, prepared by the government, provides a comprehensive plan which describes ILS requirements, tasks, and milestones to be accomplished during current and succeeding phases of the acquisition program.
The SS is normally a government-prepared document that is a key component of the acquisition strategy and serves as the record of planning, programming and execution of ILS (including PBL) for an acquisition program.
GENERAL INFORMATION/NARRATIVE
Instruction for the preparation of the SS is provided in AR 700–127 and DA Pam 700–56. The following guidelines are useful when developing a SS. The MATDEV, CBTDEV, supporting LCMC, Logistics and T&E communities are the primary users of the SS, but all members of the SIPT should have input to and receive the SS. The SS details how the ILS will be used to influence system design and support structure. The SS evolves over time and includes a description of logistics support alternatives, the type(s) of analysis that will be conducted to assess those alternatives, the results of the analysis, the decisions made, the implementation actions required to put the selected alternative into place, and the actions taken to execute the selected logistics support concept. The SS is to be updated 60 days before each subsequent MDR, when the program direction or the system configuration changes, when manpower, personnel, training, or logistics support plans change, or when changes are required to support a solicitation document. Minutes from the SIPT meetings can be a source of information for updating the SS.
Update Supportability Strategy:
The SS is normally a government-prepared document that is a key component of the acquisition strategy and serves as the record of planning, programming and execution of ILS (including PBL) for an acquisition program.
Required for: Systems engineering process to plan for and develop the entire support system and structure required for lifecycle support.
Required when: The initial SS is prepared by the CBTDEV ILS lead for the system during the concept refinement phase and is transitioned to the MATDEV at milestone B.
Responsibility: At program initiation the MATDEV takes responsibility for the SS and the ILSM and SIPT develop and update all versions of the SS from that point forward.
References: AR 700-127, DA Pam 700-127, DA Pam 700-56.
POLICIES, DIRECTIVES, REGULATIONS, LAWS
AR 700-127, DA Pam 700-56, DA Pam 70-3.
CBTDEV/MATDEV.
AR 700-127, DA Pam 700-127, DA Pam 700-56.
BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED, STORIES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, TEMPLATES, EXAMPLES, TOOLS
Required For: All materiel acquisition programs.
Systems engineering process to plan for and develop the entire support system and structure required for lifecycle support.
When Required: Initiated during concept development and continued throughout entire life cycle.
The initial SS is prepared by the CBTDEV ILS lead for the system during the concept refinement phase and is transitioned to the MATDEV at milestone B.
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