Success Enablers for Organic Participation in Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support PBL Strategies Report - DTD May 10

This comprehensive report, prepared for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Materiel Readiness), is posted with permission of both the DASD(MR) and the report author.  Starting from the premise of “rather than treating the organic base as distinct from the commercial base, the report develops the notion that there is only a single industrial base, partially managed by the government, and partially managed by the commercial sector. The vision for industrial integration strategy uses this foundation to speak to the opportunity for synergy from a more collaborative organic and commercial industrial base.” At the end of the day, the report "is intended to illustrate the opportunities that have been developed by organic resources already, clearly demonstrating and documenting success enablers for organic participation in performance-based life-cycle product support strategies." According to the authors of this report, “effective product support requires contribution from both the public and private sectors. A significant challenge over the course of the next decade, in the face of declining financial resources combined with undiminished operational demands, is creating a more effective, unified, and fiscally prudent industrial integration strategy for product support.”