DI MGMT Production Surge Plan.pdf

This Data Item Description (DID) provides guidance for preparing a Production Surge Plan, which delineates a contractor's capability to rapidly accelerate and sustain production utilizing existing facilities and equipment in a peacetime acquisition environment without a declaration of war or mobilization.

The DID requires contractors to develop a comprehensive plan that includes: the maximum sustainable production rate, a building schedule, lists of subcontracted and non-subcontracted items/components, lists of government contracts being performed at the contractor's facility, details on potential production impacts, additional skilled labor requirements, strategic or critical materials needed, and a list of production equipment. The plan must identify contract numbers, items, long-leadtime and critical components, and potential surge capabilities that could increase production rate by at least 10 percent or reduce leadtime within current facility limitations. The document is intended to help government agencies assess a contractor's ability to rapidly scale production for emergency or national defense purposes.