DID Production Surge Plan.pdf

This document is a Data Item Description (DID) for a Production Surge Plan, with the identification number DI-MGMT-80969. The document outlines detailed requirements for contractors to demonstrate their capability to rapidly accelerate and sustain production utilizing existing facilities and equipment during a peace-time acquisition environment or subsequent emergency war powers scenario.

The Production Surge Plan must comprehensively address several key elements, including: maximum sustainable production rates, critical components with potential surge impacts, labor requirements, strategic/critical materials, production capability, and potential tooling needs. Specific documentation requirements include creating two lists of subcontracted and non-subcontracted items/components, identifying contract details, listing government contracts being performed at the contractor's facility, detailing additional skilled labor requirements, and providing an inventory of strategic/critical materials and production equipment. The plan must also describe potential impacts of surging production on current and other government contracts, with the goal of providing the government a clear roadmap for developing additional production surge capabilities if deemed essential.