DI-MGMT-80969.pdf

This is a Data Item Description (DID) form that defines the format and content requirements for a Production Surge Plan (Form DI-MGMT-80969). The document outlines how contractors must demonstrate their capability to rapidly accelerate and sustain production using existing facilities and equipment during peacetime acquisition without requiring wartime mobilization powers.

The DID specifies that the Production Surge Plan must include: maximum sustainable production rates with monthly buildup schedules; lists of subcontracted and non-subcontracted items/components with leadtimes; lists of government contracts that could be surged with associated priorities; impact analysis on other contracts and commercial business; skilled labor requirements; strategic/critical materials and precious metals inventory needs with associated costs; and production equipment/tooling requirements that could increase surge capability by at least 10%. The plan must identify long-leadtime and critical components that could impact production rates, and contractors must maintain surge production capability within six months, including considerations for substitute materials and vertical planning with subcontractors.