PRODUCTION SURGE PLAN.pdf

This is a Data Item Description (DID) document for a Production Surge Plan, identification number DI-MGMT-80969, approved by the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) at A/AMOCOM/FD on February 4, 1990. The DID specifies format and content preparation instructions for contractors to deliver a production surge plan as a discrete task requirement within their contract.

The Production Surge Plan delineates a contractor's capability to rapidly accelerate and sustain production utilizing existing facilities and equipment in a peacetime acquisition environment without declaring war or mobilization and without invoking emergency war powers. The plan must include the maximum sustainable production rate with a month-by-month production buildup schedule until achieving maximum sustainable rate, considering subcontractor and vendor capabilities for component and material delivery. Required content includes two lists—one identifying subcontracted items/components and one for non-subcontracted items, organized by nomenclature, part number, leadtime, and production volume of long-leadtime, critical, or pacing items that could adversely impact production; a list of Government contracts at the contractor's facility with production surge provisions, including contract numbers, items, and Defense Materials System and Defense Priorities System priorities; identification of additional skilled labor requirements; a list of strategic or critical materials and precious metals with quantities, costs, and rolling inventory requirements within six months; substitute materials that could replace strategic or critical materials; and a list of production equipment and tooling with associated costs, down to the lowest tier subcontractor level, demonstrating at least 10 percent increase in surge production rate capability within current facility limitations. This DID is approved for public release with unlimited distribution.