scope:

1. The provisions of this Directive apply to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, and the Defense Agencies (hereafter called "DoD Components").

2. Its provisions cover acquisition, modernization, expansion, construction, and use of both severable and nonseverable property for increasing or improving production or research and development capabilities.

3. Its provisions also cover the retention, maintenance, and modernization of DoD-owned plant equipment and plant equipment packages (PEPs) needed to provide the production capacity to support the combat readiness of the U.S. Forces, in accordance with DoD Directive 4005.1 (reference (b)).

4. This Directive does not cover the establishment and operation of government-owned, government-operated (GOGO) activities that are approved in accordance with DoD Directive 4151.1 (reference (c)). Equipment obtained by these activities will be reported to the Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center (DIPEC) upon acquisition. GOGO activities that compete with private industry and have a preparedness capability will be reported annually in the Departmental Industrial Reserve Plants/Maintenance Facilities report, under DoD Instruction 4155.4 (reference (d)).