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Modernization Through Spares: MTS is an acquisition strategy which focuses on reduction of sustainment costs and supportability improvements in fielded systems. MTS provides a way to take advantage of technological advancements by promoting technology insertion within secondary items. These redesigned secondary items are incorporated into the system population during normal maintenance of the systems. MTS provides great potential for significant return on investment. Through MTS, PMs can leverage spares procurement funds to implement system upgrades. An open systems approach to system design is required to get the most out of the MTS initiative. The contractor should also be allowed enough latitude in the design of secondary items to permit technology insertion without having to go through the ECP process. An item modernized through the MTS process must be interchangeable with the original item it replaces and be issued within the normal supply system.
a. Required for: MTS should be considered for all end item programs. With technology changing so quickly and new equipment costs spiraling, it is more important than ever to be able to upgrade systems by incremental technology insertion rather than by large-scale redesign or new systems developments.
c. Responsibility: Implementation and management of MTS is the responsibility of all managers who develop systems or buy spares (either as parts, components, subassemblies, or assemblies) for operational systems. The MTS strategy should be reflected in the AS, SS, and any PPS plans. An MTS OIPT was chartered by the ASA(ALT) and is chaired by the Army Standards Improvement Executive.
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