AS A RESULT OF THEIR TRAINING, ENGINEERS ARE WELL VERSED IN APPLYING NECESSARY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.

AS A RESULT OF THEIR TRAINING, ENGINEERS ARE WELL VERSED IN APPLYING NECESSARY TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS. THEY ARE LESS LIKELY, HOWEVER, TO BE FAMILIAR WITH LOGISTIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS OR CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTS NEEDED TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL, TIMELY LOGISTIC SUPPORT OF PRODUCTS PROCURED UNDER CONTRACT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE I STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR BUILDING A COMPUTER LOGISTIC REQUIREMENTS ADVISORY MODULE (LRAM) TO HELP ENGINEERS DELINEATE PROPER LOGISTIC SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS IN CONTRACTS. THE APPROACH INVOLVES (1) DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK INTO WHICH A PROCUREMENT IS PLACED, E.G., TYPE OF PROCUREMENT (NEW PROCUREMENT, REPROCUREMENT, MODIFICATION, OR SUPPORT PROCUREMENT), ACQUISITION PHASE, INTEGRATED LOGISTIC SYSTEM (ILS) ELEMENT, AND COMMODITY; (2) IDENTIFYING APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS AND DATA ITEM DESCRIPTIONS WITH TAILORING REQUIREMENTS; (3) DEVELOPING A FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR A COMPUTER LRAM; AND (4) SELECTING AN OPTIMUM ANALYTICAL/PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES.