scope:

Purpose:

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5135.02, this issuance:

• Establishes policy for determining depot source of repair (DSOR) assignments for weapon systems and other military equipment (including mission-essential weapon systems or materiel) that require depot maintenance and repair regardless of the source of funding or location (e.g., organic, commercial, or any combination of organic and commercial).

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

• Directs inter-DoD Component reviews of depot 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 maintenance capabilities as a weapon system's configuration stabilizes and matures and sustainment demands evolve.