Materiel return program

Directly quoted material is preceeded with a link to the Reference Source. Decisions The MDA will determine the acquisition phase of entry and the initial review milestone. The MDA is the sole and final decision authority. Staff members and staff organizations support and facilitate the MDA's execution of that authority.

An acquisition decision memorandum ADM will document decisions resulting from reviews. Overarching Integrated Product Teams at the OSD level, and similar organizations within the DoD Components, are expected to collectively assist the MDA in making sound investment decisions for the department, and to ensure programs are structured and resourced to succeed. Currently, the most probable possibility for the Army Donations Program Office to receive a piece of equipment for redistribution within the Army Static Display Program is if another organization returns an asset.

No, they have not been offered or accepted as obsolete, condemned combat equipment for use in the Army Static Display Program.

The military organization may contact the Army Donations Program Office about using the asset s in the program if the equipment is not designated for other use. The National Guard is not authorized to directly provide combat assets to a civilian organization. Your organization may not meet the eligibility requirements to have an Army asset for static display. For instance if your organization was conditionally issued Army rifles for ceremonial purposes, the process typically takes additional time.

Static display requests are held open for three years. If an Army asset is not available to support your request, the order is cancelled, but your organization has the option to re-apply. The Army Donations Program Office will maintain your original eligibility date. The cost varies. Once equipment is located and offered to an organization, the customer is required to construct a pad to place the item upon or they may obtain a pedestal for a helicopter display.

The organization is also responsible to pay transportation costs. Typically, the requesting organization arranges for a commercial transportation company to assist with picking up the equipment. Specification information dimensions, weight relative to the type of equipment is sent to the customer at the time of offer. Sometimes a customer is required to pay depot release costs.

No; refer to your Conditional Deed of Gift. It is a requirement to have limited demilitarization completed on each asset, which includes the welding of all doors and hatches. The Army Donations Program Office will provide the required dimensions and specifications for the pad at the time a piece of equipment is offered. Completing a pad without instruction from the Army Donations Program Office will not increase your chance to receive an Army asset.

You may have to redo the established pad. Currently, organizations are required to place the Army asset on a pad or a pedestal for a helicopter. For organizations who were issued an Army asset in the past that is not currently on a pad, contact the Army Donations Program Office. You may receive permission to fence, rope off, or mark out the area surrounding the asset so the display site is distinctive.

Parts are not available through the Army Static Display Program. The organization is responsible for maintenance expenses. Customers select the amount of money they are willing to spend to obtain an Army piece of equipment for static display.

Cost is one of the factors the Army Donations Program Office considers when matching a customer to an available asset.

Due to the limited availability of equipment, it is the current policy of the Army Donations Program Office to conditional issue one piece of Army equipment to a qualified organization. The Army Donations Program Office matches an available asset to a customer based upon the choices selected on the eligibility checklist.

Other factors are also considered with an emphasis on first in, first out. No; the organization is the custodian of US Government property that is conditionally issued. Contact the Army Donations Program Office for assistance. If the piece of equipment is conditionally issued to another customer, the new recipient is required to cover costs. If the asset requires disposal, your organization is responsible for the costs. No, the new owner does not take possession. Contact the Army Donations Program Office for assistance as soon as you know the organization is moving to another site or facility, or if the organization is closing or disbanding.

DLA's Warstopper Program generally has been successful in providing a stable industrial base for selected Warstopper items managed by the Agency. DLA increased industry's capacity to provide surge and sustainment of selected Warstopper items, such as chemical gloves and meals, ready to eat. However, DLA included items in the program that did not meet its criteria. As a result, the DLA may have used scarce Warstopper funds for projects that should not have been included in the Warstopper Program and may have overlooked more deserving projects.

The Inspector General, DoD recommends that the Director, Defense Logistics Agency require the Warstopper Program Manager to clearly identify specific criteria for including commercial medical data and licenses, specify the contents of the Program Description and Approval Document a proposal to include a particular item , provide guidelines for calculating the potential return on investment associated with the acquisition of a prospective item, and formally document lessons learned.

A review of the Managers' Internal Control Program did not identify any material management control weaknesses. Keywords Department of defense Industrial production Military procurement Auditing Surges Project management Logistics support Materiel Medical supplies Industrial preparedness Boots Military rations Military budgets Protective clothing Contracts Management planning and control Military supplies Warstopper program Surge production capability Dla Defense logistics agency Surge and sustainment Internal controls War reserve materiel Contract reviews Recommendations.

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