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SECTION III - MANUFACTURED ITEM

5. Item Production Lead Times (Continued)

c. Commercial Initial Order. The lead time required to design

1. Item Identification.

and produce this item to commercial specifications, within the state

a. - c. Requesting Government Representative will identify those

of the art (without extensive research and development) by a

manufactured items for which production information is being solicited. This

manufacturer who has not previously produced this item. This

will include providing the NSN, Part Number/Other Identifier information, if

includes the time necessary to design, obtain plan approval and

available.

tooling, procure materials and subcomponents, manufacture,

assemble, test, and prepare the first production unit for shipment.

d. NAICS Code. The North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS), adopted by OMB in 1997, is the industrial classification system

d. Commercial Repeat Order. The lead time required to

used by statistical agencies of the U.S. This replaces the 1987 Standard

produce this item to commercial specifications, identical, except for

Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

minor changes, to items previously ordered. Generally, the

production lead time of a repeat order is less than that required on

e. - g. Self-explanatory.

an initial order since design and approval of plans will be

considerably less and the tooling required for production are

h. Item Critical Resources.

available.

(1) Identify those critical trades, skills, and/or professions that would be

the first or primary constraints encountered at the current projected peak

6. Item Production Data.

level of production or would impede increased output above that peak for

a. Production for U.S. Government End Use. Estimate the

Item 1.a. Disregard competing demands for these same skills to produce

minimum and maximum quantity of this item to be produced in this

other items or products at this business entity.

current year that will be sold directly to the U.S. Government or will

If requested, provide the average time, in terms of week, months, or years,

be included in some other product that is sold to the U.S.

to hire each of these critical skills and for these new hires to reach

Government. If the end use of some or all of this item produced at

maximum proficiency levels.

this site is not known, provide your best "educated guess". Do not

(2) Identify the facility work station, production equipment, test

include items for Foreign Military Sales.

equipment, and tooling that would be the first or primary constraints

encountered at the current projected peak level of production or would

b. Current Production Rate. Current monthly production rate

impede increased output above that peak for Item 1.a. Disregard competing

for this item to meet contractual requirements. Also identify the shift

demands for the same facility work station, production equipment, test

basis in effect. (1-8-5, 2-8-5, etc.)

equipment, and tooling to produce other items or products at this business

entity. Provide the lead time in weeks or months and the replacement costs

c. Continuous or Batch Production. Self explanatory.

for each of the constraining production resources identified above.

(3) Self explanatory.

d. Estimated Month and Year Production Line Goes Cold.

Estimated MM/YYYY when the production line supporting this item

2. Key Contractors/Suppliers.

will be shut down unless additional orders are placed for this or

a. - c. Identifying information for those companies supplying key

other supported items.

material, items, or components critical to the production of Item 1.a.

e. Minimum Sustaining Rate. The lowest monthly production

d. Self explanatory.

rate on a 1-8-5 basis at which this business entity can produce this

item without increasing the unit cost.

e. Value of the material, item, component, or service identified in 2.d. as

a percentage of the current unit cost to the Government for Item 1.a. This

f. Economic Order Quantity. The optimum (least cost) quantity

value should account for the total quantity of this 2.d. material, item,

of this item which should be produced monthly.

component, or service required for each unit of Item 1.a.

g. Planned Inventory On-Hand. Normal level of material

f. Lead time experienced or planned by this business entity for acquiring

inventory on-hand that could be applied to the production of this

the 2.d. material, item, component, or service. Qualify lead time as being

item. Disregard conflicting needs if this material is also used in the

measured in either days, weeks, or months.

production of other items.

3. Alternate Sources for Manufactured Item. Self explanatory.

h. Qualified Manufacturer. Manufacturer has current technical

data package and has passed First Article Test, or a comparable

4. Item Cost Data.

test in advance of actual procurement, which demonstrates their

a. - d. Current year cost to the Government for the manufactured item,

capability to specified requirements for this item.

as compared to the cost of this item in the previous year, and the projected

cost to the Government for this item next year and the following year.

i. Technical Data Package Available. A current technical data

Assume order quantities are equal each year and procured on separate

package is available for a potential item manufacturer.

annual contracts (i.e., no multi-year awards).

j. Shared Capacity.

5. Item Production Lead Times.

(1) Concurrent. Consider all ongoing or planned commercial and

a. Government Initial Order. The lead time required to design and

Government production requirements.

produce this item to government specifications, within the state of the art

(2) Stand Alone. Identify capacity if available resources are

(without extensive research and development) by a manufacturer who has

dedicated to production of this item.

not previously produced this item. This includes the time necessary to

design, obtain plan approval and tooling, procure materials and

7. Item Surge Requirements. To be completed by Requesting

subcomponents, manufacture, assemble, test, and prepare the first

Government Representative.

production unit for shipment.

8. Item Surge Capabilities. Provide monthly surge capability for

b. Government Repeat Order. Lead time required to produce this item

this item relative to the requirements stipulated in Item 7. Take into

to government specification, identical, except for minor changes, to items

account any constraints resulting from concurrent production

previously ordered. Generally, the production lead time of a repeat order is

requirements. Document any clarifying assumptions to these

less than that required on an initial order since design and approval of plans

capability rates in the Remarks block of Section 1.

will be considerably less and the tooling required for production are

available.

DD FORM 2737, SEP 2007

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