Assess whether to repair organically, buy, or qualify an alternate (297f99)

SITUATION In a program office facing a diminishing-manufacturing source, alternate-source qualification packet is the evidence after a sole-source claim the CAGE file does not support. Hill AF logistics data reviewer has to pick To repair organically, buy, or Qualify an alternate for this Defense Sustainment Depot Procurement Intelligence close using alternate-source qualification packet.

DECISION Hill AF logistics data reviewer in a program office facing a diminishing-manufacturing source must choose To repair organically, buy, / Qualify an alternate using alternate-source qualification packet after a sole-source claim the CAGE file does not support.

HYPOTHESES TO TEST 1. Authorize To repair organically, buy, now; alternate-source qualification packet already has the discriminator after a sole-source claim the CAGE file does not support. 2. Keep Qualify an alternate in force until alternate-source qualification packet is completed after a sole-source claim the CAGE file does not support for Hill AF logistics data reviewer. 3. Treat alternate-source qualification packet as To repair organically, buy, because both readings appear after a sole-source claim the CAGE file does not support. 4. Refuse a Defense Sustainment close: Hill AF logistics data reviewer does not have the decision to repair organically, buy, turns on in alternate-source qualification packet.

ANALYSIS REQUIRED 1. Trace the funding or cannibalization line that would actually move alternate-source qualification packet. 2. Test whether the shortfall is materiel, maintenance posting, or a bad count. 3. Compare on-hand, due-in, and condemned quantities in alternate-source qualification packet. 4. For this Defense Sustainment Depot Procurement Intelligence file, read alternate-source qualification packet against a sole-source claim the CAGE file does not support and write the one fact that would move to repair organically, buy, for Hill AF logistics data reviewer.

RECOMMENDATION Choose To repair organically, buy, / Qualify an alternate on this Defense Sustainment / Depot Procurement Intelligence packet (alternate-source qualification packet after a sole-source claim the CAGE file does not support). The follow-on Depot Procurement Intelligence action is what Hill AF logistics data reviewer does next: implement the option, assign an owner, and log the missing fact.

COMMAND RETURNS - Bottom-line Defense Sustainment option on to repair organically, buy,, then the evidence in alternate-source qualification packet, then the action for Hill AF logistics data reviewer - Hypothesis scorecard against alternate-source qualification packet: supported / rejected / untestable - Named option among To repair organically, buy,, Qualify an alternate and the fact that kills the others - Owner and next date for Hill AF logistics data reviewer in a program office facing a diminishing-manufacturing source