Assess whether to repair organically, buy, or qualify an alternate (bf59b7)

SITUATION Depot Procurement Intelligence work in an ALC working a shortage on a high-demand NSN now turns on to repair organically, buy, because UCAs older than the local policy cap put alternate-source qualification packet in play. Depot procurement-intelligence analyst should say what alternate-source qualification packet proves.

DECISION Depot procurement-intelligence analyst in an ALC working a shortage on a high-demand NSN must choose To repair organically, buy, / Qualify an alternate using alternate-source qualification packet after UCAs older than the local policy cap.

HYPOTHESES TO TEST 1. UCAs older than the local policy cap is noise around an already-controlled Depot Procurement Intelligence process in an ALC working a shortage on a high-demand NSN, given alternate-source qualification packet. 2. UCAs older than the local policy cap is the event in alternate-source qualification packet that forces To repair organically, buy, for depot procurement-intelligence analyst under Defense Sustainment. 3. Alternate-source qualification packet shows a one-file miss after UCAs older than the local policy cap, not a Depot Procurement Intelligence program failure. 4. Alternate-source qualification packet cannot decide to repair organically, buy, yet after UCAs older than the local policy cap; hold is the only Defense Sustainment close an ALC working a shortage on a high-demand NSN can defend.

ANALYSIS REQUIRED 1. Trace the funding or cannibalization line that would actually move alternate-source qualification packet. 2. Test whether the shortfall is materiel, maintenance posting, or a bad count. 3. Compare on-hand, due-in, and condemned quantities in alternate-source qualification packet. 4. For this Defense Sustainment Depot Procurement Intelligence file, read alternate-source qualification packet against UCAs older than the local policy cap and write the one fact that would move to repair organically, buy, for depot procurement-intelligence analyst.

RECOMMENDATION Choose To repair organically, buy, / Qualify an alternate on this Defense Sustainment / Depot Procurement Intelligence packet (alternate-source qualification packet after UCAs older than the local policy cap). The follow-on Depot Procurement Intelligence action is what depot procurement-intelligence analyst does next: implement the option, assign an owner, and log the missing fact.

COMMAND RETURNS - Bottom-line Defense Sustainment option on to repair organically, buy,, then the evidence in alternate-source qualification packet, then the action for depot procurement-intelligence analyst - Hypothesis scorecard against alternate-source qualification packet: supported / rejected / untestable - Named option among To repair organically, buy,, Qualify an alternate and the fact that kills the others - Owner and next date for depot procurement-intelligence analyst in an ALC working a shortage on a high-demand NSN