DID_Surge.pdf

This is a Data Item Description (DID) for a Production Surge Plan, identified by the number DI-MGMT-80969. The document provides a standardized format and preparation instructions for contractors to outline their capability to rapidly accelerate and sustain production utilizing existing facilities and equipment during a peace-time acquisition environment, without a declaration of war or mobilization.

The Production Surge Plan must include several key components: the maximum sustainable production rate with a production building schedule, two comprehensive lists of subcontracted and non-subcontracted items/components (including details like nomenclature, part number, leadtime, and critical items), a list of government contracts being performed at the contractor's facility, an impact assessment of surging the contract, identification of additional skilled labor requirements, a list of strategic or critical materials needed, and a list of production equipment that could increase production rate or reduce leadtime. The document is marked for public release with unlimited distribution and supersedes a previous version (DI-P-1634A).