Several months back, I shared information on the newly issued DoD Instruction 4151.24 Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) Determination Process. As I shared, “while the new instruction does not specifically identify responsibilities for the product support manager (PSM) or the life cycle logistician, by virtue of the fact it outlines extensive responsibilities relating to the program manager (PM), life cycle sustainment planning, the life cycle sustainment plan (LCSP), and the Core Logistics Analysis (CLA), this instruction is something members of our community need to be cognizant of and be prepared to consider in the product support planning and execution for your programs.”

On a related depot maintenance topic, in case you were not already aware, wanted to bring to your attention several important resources related to depot maintenance cost comparability:

• DoD Manual 4151.23 “DoD Organic Depot Maintenance Cost Comparability” - This Cost Comparability Manual implements policy, assigns responsibilities and provides procedures for conducting a cost comparability analysis of organic depot maintenance workloads.
• Cost Comparability Data Call Financial Workbook - The Cost Comparability Data Call Financial Workbook is used in accordance with DoDM 4151.23 to collect and validate historical cost and indirect hour information from the depots over the previous three fiscal years.
• Master Cost Comparability Workbook (MCCW) - The Master Cost Comparability Workbook (MCCW) is used in accordance with DoDM 4151.23 to compare costs between candidate depots and workload consolidation alternatives.