scope:

This instruction applies to material owned by NAVSEA Program Managers (PMs) and other Department of Defense (DoD) PMs and held by Naval Surface Warfare Centers (NSWCs), Naval Undersea Warfare Centers (NUWCs) and other activities functioning as In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEAs) or SOM Holding Activities for NAVSEA. Except for the exclusions noted in paragraph 3 above, the assets included within the scope of this instruction are those procured through General Fund appropriations as defined in reference (b) and categorized as Operating Materials and Supplies (OM&S). OM&S is typically either held for use or held for repair and subsequent use.

This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibility, and defines procedures for control, management, visibility, accountability and access to Sponsor Owned Material (SOM) in accordance with reference (a) for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Enclosure (1) provides definitions of terms used in this instruction. The goal of this instruction is to facilitate accomplishment of the following:

a. Accurately recording and reporting SOM inventory including financial reporting requirements.

b. Optimizing visibility and accountability of SOM through automated Total Asset Visibility (TAV) methods and tools.

c. Determining and retaining the levels of SOM necessary to support the mission and/or requirements of the program.

d. Minimizing SOM inventory levels through the timely disposal of excess, obsolete and condemned material.

e. Providing available SOM as a potential source of material for the Navy and DLA stock systems to offset procurements and/or apply lateral redistributions to fill Fleet requirements.