Integrated Product Support

1 UNCLASSIFIED Army Regulation 700 127 Logistics Integrated Product Support Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 22 October 2018 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 700 127 Integrated Product Support This mandated revision, dated 22 October 2018 o Incorporates Army Directive 2017 31, Acquisition Reform Initiative #5: Aligning Sustainment Policy to Foster Cost Efficiency and Improved Readiness, dated 5 March 2018 (paras 4 1a, 4 1h(2), 4 16a, 6 5f, 6 5g, 6 10c, 7 1, 7 2, 8 2f(3), 8 2f(4), 12 5, 12 8, and glossary, section II). *This publication supersedes AR 700-127, dated 11 October 2016. AR 700 127 22 October 2018 UNCLASSIFIED i Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC *Army Regulation 700 127 22 October 2018 Effective 22 October 2018 Logistics Integrated Product Support History.

2 This publication is a mandated revision. The portions affected by this man-dated revision are listed in the summary of change. Summary. This policy implements key provisions of Army Directive 2017 31. Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. Also, it applies to materiel developers, capability developers, and or-ganizations involved in materiel and soft-ware acquisition within the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Reserve.

3 This regulation is applica-ble during full mobilization, unless other-wise stated. Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the As-sistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology). The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval au-thority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activ-ities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activ-ity s senior legal officer.

4 All waiver re-quests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher head-quarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for specific guidance. Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provi-sions in accordance with AR 11 2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B). Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from the Assistant Sec-retary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (SAAL ZL), 103 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 0103.

5 Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) (DASA APL), 103 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 0103. Committee management. AR 15 1 requires the proponent to justify establish-ing/continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the Army Re-sources and Programs Agency, Department of the Army Committee Management Of-fice (AARP ZA), 9301 Chapek Road, Building 1458, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 5527.

6 Further, if it is determined that an established group identified within this regulation, later takes on the characteristics of a committee, as found in the AR 15 1, then the proponent will fol-low all AR 15 1 requirements for establish-ing and continuing the group as a commit-tee. Distribution. This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Reserve. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 General, page 1 Section I Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References and forms 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Section II Responsibilities, page 1 ii AR 700 127 22 October 2018 Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) 1 5, page 1 Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) 1 6, page 2 Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment)

7 1 7, page 2 Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management 1 8, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G 1 1 9, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7 1 10, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G 4 1 11, page 3 The Chief Information Officer/G 6 1 12, page 3 Deputy Chief of Staff, G 8 1 13, page 3 The Surgeon General 1 14, page 3 Chief of Engineers 1 15, page 3 Program executive officers 1 16, page 4 Capability developers 1 17, page 4 Materiel developers 1 18, page 5 Materiel commands 1 19, page 5 Commander, Army Test and Evaluation Command 1 20, page 6 Trainer/training developers 1 21, page 7 Commanders, Army commands, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Army service component commands, and direct reporting units 1 22, page 7 Chapter 2 Framework, page 7 Integrated Product Support 2 1, page 7 Integrated Product Support elements 2 2, page 7 Integrated Product Support process 2 3, page 8 Integrated Product Support process in the acquisition strategy 2 4, page 8 Chapter 3 Integrated Product Support and the Defense Acquisition Framework, page 8 Overview 3 1, page 8 Integrated Product Support development 3 2, page 8 Pre-materiel acquisition 3 3.

8 Page 9 Materiel Solutions and Analysis Phase 3 4, page 9 Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction Phase 3 5, page 10 Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase 3 6, page 10 Production and Deployment Phase 3 7, page 10 Operations and Support Phase 3 8, page 11 Chapter 4 Product Support Management, page 11 Section I Strategic Approach and Risk Management, page 11 Performance based Product Support strategies 4 1, page 11 Legacy materiel 4 2, page 12 Supportability risk management 4 3, page 12 Section II Organization, page 12 Product Support manager 4 4, page 12 Product Support integrator 4 5, page 14 Product Support provider 4 6, page 14 Product Support management Integrated Product team 4 7, page 15 Army Integrated Product Support executive committee 4 8, page 15 Section III Integrated Product Support Management of Joint Programs, page 16 AR 700 127 22 October 2018 iii Joint programs and Joint logistics 4 9, page 16 Lead Service Product Support managers 4 10, page 16 Section IV Implementing Performance Based Product Support Strategies, page 16 Metrics 4 11, page 16 Performance-based arrangements 4 12, page 16 Section V Contract Performance-Based Arrangements, page 17 Requirements 4 13.

9 Page 17 Public-private partnerships 4 14, page 17 Contractor logistics Support (nonpublic-private partnership Support ) 4 15, page 17 Contract management 4 16, page 18 Planning 4 17, page 18 Reprocurement 4 18, page 19 Chapter 5 Design, page 19 Design interface 5 1, page 19 Design for energy efficiency 5 2, page 19 Maintenance task design parameters 5 3, page 19 Condition-based maintenance plus in the design 5 4, page 19 Design for manpower and personnel integration 5 5, page 20 Design for standardization and interoperability 5 6, page 20 Design for environment, safety, and occupational health 5 7, page 20 Design for corrosion resistance 5 8.

10 Page 20 Supply Management Army-Operations and Support Cost Reduction Program 5 9, page 20 Commercial and nondevelopmental items market investigation 5 10, page 20 Chapter 6 Integrated Product Support Analysis and Software Tools, page 21 Requirement 6 1, page 21 Product Support analysis and logistics Product data 6 2, page 21 Analysis of Product Support alternatives 6 3, page 21 Life cycle cost analysis 6 4, page 22 Reliability centered maintenance analyses, failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis, and fault tree analy-sis 6 5, page 22 Level of repair analysis 6 6, page 22 Modeling and simulation 6 7, page 23 Core logistics determination of applicability and core logistics analysis 6 8, page 23 Core depot assessment 6 9, page 23 Depot source of repair analysis 6 10, page 23 Provisioning analysis 6 11, page 24 Post-fielding Support analysis 6 12, page 24 Integrated Product Support software tools 6 13, page 24 Chapter 7 Intellectual Property, Data Management, and Configuration Management, page 24 Intellectual property strategy 7 1, page 24 Data Management 7 2, page 25 Configuration management 7 3, page 25 Logistics Product data 7 4.