Assess whether to repair organically, buy, or qualify an alternate from DMSMS

SITUATION Repair-vs-buy decision support lead owns to repair organically, buy, inside an engineering support activity reviewing alternate sources with DMSMS alert vs. current stock position as the only packet. A BPA used for what looks like a major end item is what reset the timeline 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 To repair organically, buy, / Qualify an alternate using DMSMS alert vs. current stock position after a BPA used for what looks like a major end item.

HYPOTHESES TO TEST 1. Authorize To repair organically, buy, now; DMSMS alert vs. current stock position already has the discriminator after a BPA used for what looks like a major end item. 2. Keep Qualify an alternate in force until DMSMS alert vs. current stock position is completed after a BPA used for what looks like a major end item for repair-vs-buy decision support lead. 3. Treat DMSMS alert vs. current stock position as To repair organically, buy, because both readings appear after a BPA used for what looks like a major end item. 4. Refuse a Defense Sustainment close: repair-vs-buy decision support lead does not have the decision to repair organically, buy, turns on in DMSMS alert vs. current stock position.

ANALYSIS REQUIRED 1. Reconcile depot demand in DMSMS alert vs. current stock position to fleet readiness and NSN coverage after a BPA used for what looks like a major end item. 2. Trace the funding or cannibalization line that would actually move DMSMS alert vs. current stock position. 3. Test whether the shortfall is materiel, maintenance posting, or a bad count. 4. For this Defense Sustainment Depot Procurement Intelligence file, read DMSMS alert vs. current stock position against a BPA used for what looks like a major end item and write the one fact that would move to repair organically, buy, for repair-vs-buy decision support lead.

RECOMMENDATION Choose To repair organically, buy, / Qualify an alternate on this Defense Sustainment / Depot Procurement Intelligence packet (DMSMS alert vs. current stock position after a BPA used for what looks like a major end item). Lead with the Defense Sustainment option DMSMS alert vs. current stock position can support after a BPA used for what looks like a major end item, then the two facts that force it, then the Monday action for repair-vs-buy decision support lead in an engineering support activity reviewing alternate sources.

COMMAND RETURNS - Bottom-line Defense Sustainment option on to repair organically, buy,, then the evidence in DMSMS alert vs. current stock position, then the action for repair-vs-buy decision support lead - Hypothesis scorecard against DMSMS alert vs. current stock position: supported / rejected / untestable - Owner and next date for repair-vs-buy decision support lead in an engineering support activity reviewing alternate sources - What changes to repair organically, buy, if a BPA used for what looks like a major end item is later withdrawn