scope:

Applicability.

This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Purpose

This publication establishes Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) basic policies and responsibilities governing management and operation of the Army industrial base, both commercial and Government-owned (organic), including production and depot maintenance operations. It is intended to provide a framework for integrating industrial base considerations into Army planning to include identifying, developing, and sustaining the industrial base. Also, it includes Army policy for the following activities: market research, industrial capabilities assessment ICA; Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS); Defense Production Act (DPA), Title I and Title III; strategic and critical materials; managing Army industrial equipment, plant equipment packages and Army Reserve plants; production base support; selected production engineering; public-private partnerships, and related programs.