Assess whether an alternate source is technically qualified (dafa0a)

SITUATION An engineering support activity reviewing alternate sources has lead-time outlier report in hand following UCAs older than the local policy cap. Repair-vs-buy decision support lead must determine whether an alternate source is technically qualified for this Defense Sustainment Depot Procurement Intelligence file.

DECISION Repair-vs-buy decision support lead in an engineering support activity reviewing alternate sources must choose Fund and move materiel / Cannibalize or substitute / Defer a cycle / Hold using lead-time outlier report after UCAs older than the local policy cap.

HYPOTHESES TO TEST 1. Lead-time outlier report reads as Fund and move materiel once UCAs older than the local policy cap is lined up to the same Defense Sustainment population. 2. Lead-time outlier report is closer to Cannibalize or substitute after UCAs older than the local policy cap; Fund and move materiel would over-claim this Depot Procurement Intelligence extract. 3. Defer a cycle is still live in lead-time outlier report for repair-vs-buy decision support lead in an engineering support activity reviewing alternate sources. 4. Lead-time outlier report is missing the fact repair-vs-buy decision support lead needs after UCAs older than the local policy cap; stop this Defense Sustainment close.

ANALYSIS REQUIRED 1. Reconcile depot demand in lead-time outlier report to fleet readiness and NSN coverage after UCAs older than the local policy cap. 2. Trace the funding or cannibalization line that would actually move lead-time outlier report. 3. Test whether the shortfall is materiel, maintenance posting, or a bad count. 4. For this Defense Sustainment Depot Procurement Intelligence file, read lead-time outlier report against UCAs older than the local policy cap and write the one fact that would move an alternate source is for repair-vs-buy decision support lead.

RECOMMENDATION Choose Fund and move materiel / Cannibalize or substitute / Defer a cycle / Hold on this Defense Sustainment / Depot Procurement Intelligence packet (lead-time outlier report after UCAs older than the local policy cap). If lead-time outlier report cannot force a Defense Sustainment label under Depot Procurement Intelligence, stop. Do not invent missing evidence an engineering support activity reviewing alternate sources does not have.

COMMAND RETURNS - Bottom-line Defense Sustainment option on an alternate source is, then the evidence in lead-time outlier report, then the action for repair-vs-buy decision support lead - Hypothesis scorecard against lead-time outlier report: supported / rejected / untestable - Regulatory or exam hook Depot Procurement Intelligence would cite - Depot Procurement Intelligence finding in lead-time outlier report that a second reviewer can re-perform