Acquire Support Subsystem - Marine Corps Systems Command

Roadmap Narratives
Acquire Support Subsystem
Acquisition of the necessary and tailored supportability requirements is
conducted during this phase and will provide the infrastructure necessary for
Fielding and Post-Deployment sustainment. An appropriately structured and
worded SOW, following the Support Planning strategies and MS B activities, will
contract for the Logistics Elements and is the foundation upon which the system
sustainment is based.
This phase involves the critical implementation of logistics assumptions that were
validated during the Design/Develop Phase. Normally performed during
execution of the Production Contract, the logistics elements are acquired based
on the results of the analytical data derived during the prior phase and proven
during system test.
Conduct of the Supportability Demonstration will confirm the validity of the
planned sustainment approach and establish the logistics footprint for the
production system. The critical documentation requirements include the final
Fielding Plan, Supportability Plan/MCSAMP and Contract Logistics Support
arrangements. The critical planning event for this phase is the Independent
Logistics Assessment (ILA). Significant errors or omissions of performance
during this phase may seriously effect Fielding.
Continued use by the Logistician of the Logistics Integrated Product Team (IPT),
and dependence on the Subject Matter Experts, will ensure that supportability
requirements to the technical level of detail are delivered on time and within
budget. Impacts to the logistics footprint will be identified and mitigated and the
required levels of support are available to support MDA decisions, fielding, postfielding
and follow-on modifications, spirals, increments and obsolescence
management.