5.5. References
5.5.1. Handbooks and Guides
5.5.2. Other References
5.5.1. Handbooks and Guides
Product Support Manager Guidebook. This guide provides the PSM easy reference in addressing key requirements for managing product support across the entire life cycle of the weapon system. It serves as an operating guide to assist the PSM and the Acquisition Community with the implementation of product support strategies in aligning the acquisition and life cycle product support processes.
DoD Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA) Guidebook.This guide provides overall guidance for conducting a Product Support BCA. It provides a standardized process and methodology for writing, aiding decision making, and providing analytical decision support for a Product Support BCA. The guide should be used in conjunction with other analytical tools and guidance in making product support decisions across the life-cycle.
Performance-Based Agreement Guidance. This guide and the Performance-Based Logistics section of Logistics Community of Practice (LOG CoP) provide guidance, explanations of Performance-Based Agreements, and related concepts for both Commercial and Organic PBAs. It includes sample Performance-Based Agreements, templates, contractual incentives, a Performance-Based Agreement Toolkit and other resources. It also includes An End to End Customer Support PBA template that provides a common framework and a checklist to consider when undertaking a performance-based type agreement that may involve one or more supply chain support services as well as PBA terms and definitions. Note: This guide is in the update process.
Operating and Support Cost-Estimating Guide. This guide and DoD Manual 5000.4, DoD Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures provide procedures for life-cycle cost estimates. They explain the policies and procedures, focusing on the preparation, documentation, and presentation of cost estimates, and include and Operating and Support Cost element structure.
Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Guidebook. This guide consists of a compilation of the best practices for managing the risk of obsolescence. It identifies assorted measurement tools that may useful in analyzing and tracking the effectiveness of DMSMS programs.
CBM+ DoD Guidebook. This guide is an information reference as well as a tool to assist program and logistics managers with CBM+ project development, implementation, and execution. As a supplement to the CBM+ DoD Instruction, the Guidebook illustrates various complementary components of successful CBM+ implementation and describes management actions necessary to integrate technologies in order to increase reliability, availability, operational effectiveness, and maintenance efficiency.
Logistics Assessment Guidebook.This guide provides a structure for conducting Logistics Assessments and helps the DoD Components establish baseline assessment criteria specific to their weapon systems. It serves as an operating guide to put into place assessments that will help ensure there is adequate supportability planning, management, resource identification, and risk mitigation for each program at different life-cycle phases. (Note: Statute now requires Logistics Assessments to be independent. How ILAs are conducted is left to the DoD Components, however, pending formal policy, as general guidance, independent can be considered as individuals or organizations outside the line authority of the Program Manager or PMO staff for the program being evaluated.)
5.5.2. Other References
The Acquisition Community Connection (ACC) and the Logistics Community of Practice (LOG CoP). The Acquisition Community Connection, sponsored by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), is a tool to facilitate collaboration, sharing, and the transfer of knowledge across the DoD AT&L workforce. ACC is a collection of communities of practice centered on different functional disciplines within the acquisition community. The Logistics Community of Practice, is one of the communities currently residing within the ACC framework. LOG CoP provides a number of resources for implementing life-cycle logistics. The community space also allows members to share (post to the website) their knowledge, lessons learned, and business case related material, so that the entire logistics community has access and can benefit.
Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH). DoD ESOH Guidance for systems acquisition programs can be found in Chapter 4 Systems Engineering and in the ESOH Special Interest Area on the Acquisition Community.
The DoD Guide For Achieving Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM). This document helps project managers and engineers to plan for and design RAM into systems. The guide focuses on what can be done in the systems engineering process to achieve effective levels of RAM, successfully demonstrate them during operational test and evaluation, and sustain them through the system’s life cycle. It can be used to help capability document requirements writers and engineering organizations think through the top-level sustainment requirements for RAM early in the life cycle to ensure the system is sustainable and affordable throughout its life cycle.
The DoD Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Cost (RAM-C) Rationale Report Manual. This manual describes the development of the RAM-C Rationale Report. It provides guidance in how to develop and document realistic sustainment Key Performance Parameter (KPP)/Key System Attribute (KSA) requirements and related supporting rationale. It addresses how the requirements must be measured and tested throughout the system life cycle as well as the processes that should be followed when developing the sustainment requirements.
DoD Instruction 4151.20, Depot Maintenance Core Capabilities Determination Process. This instruction describes the policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to implement 10 USC 2464 and DoD Directive 4151.18. It identifies the methodology to be used in determining the required core capabilities for depot maintenance and the associated workloads needed to sustain those capabilities.
DoD Instruction 5000.67, Prevention and Mitigation of Corrosion on DoD Military Equipment and Infrastructure. This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, prescribes procedures and provides guidance for the establishment and management of programs to prevent or mitigate corrosion of DoD military equipment and infrastructure.
CBM+ Continuous Learning Module (CLL029). The Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) module provides the learner with an overview and introduction to Depot Maintenance Management and Operations needed in DoD legacy systems. The module will cover DoD maintenance, CBM+ information and background, essential elements, CBM+ implementation, as well as managing initiatives and measuring success.
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