The updated October 2016 version of this important DoD guidebook addresses public-private partnering as a useful tool for all aspects of integrated product support. Although the majority of existing partnerships center on the depot maintenance function, there is a desire within DoD to expand partnering opportunities to encompass a broader range of sustainment functions and processes. The guide provides current best practices and is intended to be used by Program and Product Managers (PMs), Product Support Managers (PSM), Product Support Integrators (PSI), and government and commercial industry Product Support Providers (PSP). It builds on a body of information that has been collected by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Maintenance Policy and Programs (OSD Maintenance), with contributions from the Industrial Integration IPT (with representatives from OSD, the Services, industry, and academia, under the charter of the November 2009 Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Product Support Assessment (WSAR-PSA)). It reflects defense policy on depot maintenance partnering (DoD Instruction 4151.21 Public-Private Partnerships for Depot-Level Maintenance), as well as the legal authorities that authorize public-private partnerships and provides updated data about innovative approaches, successful implementations, and information resources for partnering beyond depot maintenance.
The Partnering Guidebook is an integral part of a suite of product support guides on the DAU Product Support Guidance site; it is particularly intended to be used in conjunction with the DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook, as well as a range of related partnering resources available on the OSD Maintenance Partnering site.
The guidebook is designed to be an iterative document that will be updated over time with additional information, groundbreaking case studies, and changes to law and policy. Users are encouraged to submit recommended changes and other feedback by selecting the red "Report an Issue" tab at the top of this screen or by emailing to partnering@osd.mil.
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