GENERAL INFORMATION/NARRATIVE
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Validate Repair Parts
Definition
Validation of the repair parts is performed by the system’s intended personnel ensuring the provisioned repair parts fulfill the system requirements. Validation is typically performed as a part of the Logistics Demonstration <NOTE: Hyperlink LogDemo article.>
General/Information/Narrative
Repair part validation is performed by the system’s intended personnel and confirms the provisioned repair parts adequately meet system requirements.
DODI 5000.2 requires that analysis, T&E results, or independent reviews confirm the adequacy of the proposed maintenance plan and programmed support resources to meet objectives for peacetime readiness and wartime employment. It also requires that the ability to support any system be demonstrated before the system is placed in the hands of the user. The Logistics Demonstration confirms that support resources and tasks developed to sustain the system will function as intended. The data is supplemented by supportability related data obtained during developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) and OT&E to confirm the correct resources and tasks have been developed.
Maximum use should be made of existing qualitative and quantitative data such as when the item is used by another service, industry, or country. In order to minimize cost and schedule risk, existing qualitative and quantitative demonstrations, evaluations, analyses, simulations and tests should be used to meet requirements.
Policies, Directives, Regulations, Laws
AR 700-127, Integrated Logistics Support
DoDI 5000.2, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System
Best Practices, Lessons Learned, Stories, Guides, Handbooks, Templates, Example Tools, Communities of Practice, LEC Tools
MIL-STD-1388-1A, Logistic Support Analysis (Cancelled)
MIL-STD-1388-2B, Logistic Support Analysis Record (Cancelled)
GEIA-STD-0007 Interface: H Entities, Provisioning and Cataloging Requirements. The "H" data Entities are used to document packaging/provisioning data requirements. Included in these Entities are static parts data (non-application dependent) related to provisioning screening and cataloging, packaging, handling, storage and common maintenance data. Also included under these data Entities are application data of items used to document the data required for initial support requirements determination, repair parts manuals, and design change information.
The Repair Parts and Special Tools List (RPSTL) LSA-030 report directly supports this activity. The Task Analysis Summary (LSA-019) and Task Narrative (LSA-020) also support this validation. PowerLOG is a logistics data management system developed to support the development, integration, and review of logistic product information throughout the acquisition life cycle. PowerLOG implements the Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR) requirements defined in MIL-STD-1388-2B as well as Logistics Product Data (LPD) standards defined by GEIA-STD-0007. PowerLOG also supports legacy data standards such as MIL-STD-1552 (PMR). PowerLOG is available free to all Government agencies and their contractors and can be obtained by visiting: https://www.logsa.army.mil/lec/powerlog/.
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Required for:
Validation of repair parts is mandated by AR 700-127 and is required for all acquisition programs.
Responsible Activity:
The materiel developer is responsible for thoroughly validating repair parts.