10 U.S.C. § 2337
Section 2337 · Renumbered § 4324]
Current version, with additions and removals from the January 2, 2013 version.
(1) maximize competition and make the best possible use of available Department of Defense and industry resources at the system, subsystem, and component levels; and
(1) maximize competition and make the best possible use of available Department of Defense and industry resources at the system, subsystem, and component levels; and
(2) maximize value to the Department of Defense by providing the best possible product support outcomes at the lowest operations and support cost.
(2) maximize value to the Department of Defense by providing the best possible product support outcomes at the lowest operations and support cost.
(b) Life Cycle Sustainment Plan.—Before granting Milestone B approval (or the equivalent), the milestone decision authority shall ensure that each covered system has an approved life cycle sustainment plan. The life cycle sustainment plan shall include—
(1) a comprehensive product support strategy;
(2) performance goals, including key performance parameters for sustainment, key system attributes of the covered system, and other appropriate metrics;
(3) an approved life-cycle cost estimate for the covered system;
(4) affordability constraints and key cost factors that could affect the operating and support costs of the covered system;
(5) sustainment risks and proposed mitigation plans for such risks;
(6) engineering and design considerations that support cost-effective sustainment of the covered system;
(7) a technical data and intellectual property management plan for product support; and
(8) major maintenance and overhaul requirements that will be required during the life cycle of the covered system.
(A) develop and implement a comprehensive product support strategy for the weapon system;
(A) develop, update, and implement a life cycle sustainment plan described in subsection (b);
(D) ensure achievement of desired product support outcomes through development and implementation of appropriate product support arrangements;
(D) ensure achievement of desired product support outcomes through development and implementation of appropriate product support arrangements;
(E) adjust performance requirements and resource allocations across product support integrators and product support providers as necessary to optimize implementation of the product support strategy;
(E) adjust performance requirements and resource allocations across product support integrators and product support providers as necessary to optimize implementation of the product support strategy;
(F) periodically review product support arrangements between the product support integrators and product support providers to ensure the arrangements are consistent with the overall product support strategy;
(F) periodically review product support arrangements between the product support integrators and product support providers to ensure the arrangements are consistent with the overall product support strategy;
(I) ensure that product support arrangements for the covered system describe how such arrangements will ensure efficient procurement, management, and allocation of Government-owned parts inventories in order to prevent unnecessary procurements of such parts.
(A) Performance-based logistics.
(A) Performance-based logistics.
(B) Sustainment support.
(B) Sustainment support.
(C) Contractor logistics support.
(C) Contractor logistics support.
(D) Life-cycle product support.
(D) Life-cycle product support.
(E) Weapon systems product support.
(E) Weapon systems product support.
(3) Product support integrator.—The term “product support integrator” means an entity within the Federal Government or outside the Federal Government charged with integrating all sources of product support, both private and public, defined within the scope of a product support arrangement.
(3) Product support integrator.—The term "product support integrator" means an entity within the Federal Government or outside the Federal Government charged with integrating all sources of product support, both private and public, defined within the scope of a product support arrangement.
(4) Product support provider.—The term “product support provider” means an entity that provides product support functions. The term includes an entity within the Department of Defense, an entity within the private sector, or a partnership between such entities.
(4) Product support provider.—The term "product support provider" means an entity that provides product support functions. The term includes an entity within the Department of Defense, an entity within the private sector, or a partnership between such entities.
(5) Major weapon system.—The term “major weapon system” means a major system within the meaning of section 2302d(a) of this title.
(5) Covered system.—The term "covered system" means—
(A) a major defense acquisition program as defined in section 2430 of this title; or
(B) an acquisition program or project that is carried out using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway under section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total expenditure described in section 2430(a)(1)(B).
(6) Milestone b approval.—The term "Milestone B approval" has the meaning given that term in section 2366(e)(7) of this title.
(7) Milestone decision authority.—The term "milestone decision authority" has the meaning given in section 2431a(e)(5) of this title.