DID_SURGE.pdf

This document is a Data Item Description (DID) for a Production Surge Plan, identified by the number DI-MGMT-80969. The document provides detailed instructions for contractors to develop a plan that demonstrates 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 specific elements such as the maximum sustainable production rate, building a production schedule, comprehensive lists of subcontracted and non-subcontracted items/components, lists of government contracts being performed at the contractor's facility, detailed impact assessments of surging production, identification of additional skilled labor requirements, and an inventory of strategic or critical materials and production equipment. The plan aims to help contractors improve surge protection capability and enable accelerated production planning for select items, with a focus on reducing production lead times and increasing production rates by at least 10 percent.