DIDSURGE.pdf

This document is a Data Item Description (DID) form that outlines the format and content requirements for a Production Surge Plan (DI-MGMT-80969). The plan is designed to demonstrate a contractor's ability 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 buildup schedules; lists of subcontracted and non-subcontracted items/components with nomenclature, part numbers, and leadtimes; a list of government contracts that could be surged with associated priorities; impact analysis on other contracts and commercial business; labor requirements; strategic/critical materials lists with quantities and costs; and production equipment details that could increase surge capability by at least 10%. The plan must also address rolling inventory requirements for six-month surge production and identify any substitute materials that could be used. This DID supersedes DI-P-1634A and works in conjunction with Industrial Preparedness Planning documentation.