scope:

Use/Relationship: This report documents the contractor-assembled LORA input data for use in conducting LORA evaluations. The LORA data elements and their corresponding values depict the design, performance, cost, support characteristics, factors, and other features related to the system/equipment under analysis and its support alternatives. These data elements affect the maintenance level associated with the support system. The LORA Candidates List contains all of the items for which the LORA program is being established. It shall include all items covered under, by, or associated with the acquisition program. This report provides the requiring authority with the data necessary to perform the LORA evaluations.

a. This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instructions for the LORA Input Data which documents the data and sources indentified in the LORA evaluations described by SAE AS1390, Level of Repair Analysis (LORA), and also Activity 11.7 of SAE TA-STD-0017, Product Support Analysis (formerly known as ANSI/TA-STD- 0017). The definitions for the data elements which form the content of this report can be obtained from the LORA model(s) specified in the contract.

b. This DID is applicable whenever LORA evaluation(s) are to be conducted by the requiring authority with information furnished by the contractor. It is not to be used when the contractor is required to conduct LORA evaluations and deliver DI-PSSS-81872A, LORA Report.

c. This DID is related to DI-PSSS-81872A, Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) Report.

d. This DID supersedes DI-SESS-81873.