Provisioning of U.S. Army Equipment - Army Publishing Directorate ...
Provisioning of U.S. Army Equipment - Army Publishing Directorate ...
Provisioning of U.S. Army Equipment - Army Publishing Directorate ...
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
SUMMARY <strong>of</strong> CHANGE<br />
AR 700–18<br />
<strong>Provisioning</strong> <strong>of</strong> U.S. <strong>Army</strong> <strong>Equipment</strong><br />
This major revision, dated 20 September 2009--<br />
o Assigns integrated logistics support managers responsibility for<br />
provisioning planning and activity oversight (para 1-4d).<br />
o Requires provisioning personnel and materiel managers to be members <strong>of</strong> the<br />
weapons system integrated product team (para 1-4d(1)).<br />
o States that selected essential-item stockage for availability method is the<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Defense standard for requirements determination for spare and<br />
repair parts below depot level (para 1-5e).<br />
o Introduces the performance-based logistics concept as a guideline for initial<br />
provisioning (para 2-1a).<br />
o Brings provisioning into line with acquisition reform (para 2-1b).<br />
o Provides time frames for provisioning task (para 2-2).<br />
o Introduces logistics management information and the use <strong>of</strong> Government<br />
Electronics & Information Technology Association Standard 0007 language in<br />
the provisioning process and standard for provisioning data elements (para 2-<br />
2b(4)).<br />
o Emphasizes that spares in production is a method <strong>of</strong> acquiring spare parts but<br />
is not a requirements determination. Indefinite delivery and indefinite<br />
quantify contracts are the preferred technique for procuring initial spares<br />
(para 2-3a(2)(b)).<br />
o Introduces transition from the Commodity Command Standard System to Logistics<br />
Modernization Program and replaces logistic intelligence file with logistics<br />
information (para 2-4e(5)).<br />
o Introduces PowerLOG-J for entry, edit, reporting, and managing provisioning<br />
data (para 3-3c).<br />
o Requires project managers/total life cycle system managers to procure<br />
sufficient data to use the selected essential item stockage for availability<br />
method (para 5-2b).