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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 capability assessments; Defense Priorities and Allocations System; Defense Production Act, 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.

Applicability.

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