DMEA Designated as the Department's Newest CITE
With this new designation, the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), which is located in McClellan, California, joins a range of other DoD locations identified as Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellent (CITE). DMEA is now authorized to partner with industry under the authorities of 10 U.S.C. 2474 Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence: Designation; Public-Private Partnerships.
Once available, a copy of the designation memo will be posted to the ODASD (Materiel Readiness) Depot Maintenance website. In the meantime, the OSD Materiel Readiness website currently hosts copies of 10 U.S.C. 2474 Designation of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence designations for:
- Air Force Designation of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence
- Army Designation of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence
- Navy Designation of Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence
For related information, see also DAU ACQuipedia articles on “Public-Private Partnerships”, “Product Support Statutes”, and “Performance Based Logistics (PBL).”