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The PM must confirm adequacy of the proposed support concept programmed support resources prior to fielding. Evaluation of system supportability issues will be performed using data from contractor, Government testing, and other sources and comparing results of the evaluation analysis against criteria based on stated system requirements and goals.
Supportability testing is conducted in the controlled conditions of developmental T&E and in the representative field conditions of operational T&E (see AR 73-1). Supportability testing will stress use of Army personnel skills, support equipment, technical manuals, tools, and TMDE, including embedded diagnostics, prognostics, instrumentation and test program sets (TPSs) projected for the operational environment of the organization to which the system will be assigned. Supportability environmental issues, demilitarization and disposal requirements will also be included in the TEMP.
5-6. Supportability testing restrictions Section 2399, Title 10, United States Code (10 USC 2399) places specific restrictions on the use of contractor support during operational T&E of military systems. Contractor support during tests may be utilized only to the extent that it is planned to be used when the system is deployed in combat. This restriction on the use of contractor support during operational T&E may not be waived.
Develop supportability testing issues in coordination with the training developer, tester, evaluator, Army logistician, and other program participants; and ensuring the appropriate logistics considerations and test points are documented in the test and evaluation master plan (TEMP).
Ensure that the TEMP and evaluation plan adequately address how supportability will be tested and evaluated as part of the performance of the system. Primary system performance suitability metrics will include -
(1) Availability.
(2) Footprint.
(3) LCC.
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