Production Surge Plan DI-MGMT-80969.pdf

This is a Data Item Description (DID) that establishes format and content requirements for a Production Surge Plan. The DID (identification number DI-MGMT-80969) is applicable to contracts requiring production surge capability and was approved on June 23, 1990, by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (A/MOCCOM/FD). The Production Surge Plan delineates a contractor's capability to rapidly accelerate and sustain production utilizing existing facilities and equipment during peacetime without declaration of war or mobilization, and describes strategies for employing emergency war powers if applicable.

The plan must contain seven primary components: (1) maximum sustainable production rates with monthly milestones and subcontractor/vendor capability verification; (2) two lists identifying long-leadtime, critical, and pacing items by nomenclature, part number, and production impact, differentiated by subcontracted versus non-subcontracted sources; (3) a list of Government contracts at the contractor's facility with associated Defense Materials System and Defense Priorities System assignments; (4) impact analysis on other Government contracts and commercial business; (5) additional skilled labor requirements including machinists, tool makers, and quality assurance personnel; (6) strategic and critical materials inventory, including rolling inventory plans and substitute material options; and (7) production equipment and tooling costs, down to the subcontractor level, with estimated increases in surge production capacity and decreases in leadtime. The plan format is contractor-determined and may be used independently or supplemented with other data items such as the Industrial Preparedness Planning Data (DI-P-7046).