scope:

Purpose:

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.01, this issuance:

• Establishes policy for determining DSOR assignments for weapon systems and items of military equipment that require depot-level maintenance, as defined by Section 2460 of Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), regardless of the source of funding or location (e.g., organic, commercial, or any combination of organic and commercial).

• Assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures that interface with the acquisition cycle to establish management control of the DSOR determination process; determines the optimum depot-level maintenance support considering organic, commercial, or a combination of organic and commercial sources of repair; and establishes organic depot-level maintenance capabilities as early as appropriate in the weapon system life cycle.

• Directs inter-DoD Component reviews of depot-level maintenance requirements against all DoD capabilities to maximize the use of existing capabilities, efficiently apply resources, prevent unnecessary duplication of capabilities, and consider DoD strategic interests.

• Employs an iterative framework that allows incremental planning for and investment in organic depot-level maintenance capabilities as the weapon system configuration stabilizes and matures and sustainment demands evolve.

APPLICABILITY.

This issuance applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD involved in development, acquisition, resource programming, and implementation of product support strategies where depot-level maintenance is required or performed (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").