AR 700-18 — Provisioning Of U.s. Army Equipment
AR 700-18 governs provisioning principles, policies, and procedures for Army systems and end items throughout the acquisition process.
- Publication number: AR 700-18
- Title: PROVISIONING OF U.S. ARMY EQUIPMENT
- Date: 08/29/2020
- Proponent: G-4
- Status: ACTIVE
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AR 700-18 covers provisioning planning, technical documentation, support-item selection and coding, cataloging, requirements computation, stockage, funding, and acquisition. It requires support items to maintain weapon-system or end-item readiness and establishes limits, review processes, and approval requirements.
Applies to: This regulation prescribes the basic principles, objectives, policies, and responsibilities for provisioning Army systems and end items (EIs).
Topics covered
- Provisioning programs
- Provisioning technical documentation
- Support-item selection and coding
- Requirements computation and initial stockage
- Provisioning funding
- Support-item acquisition
- Multi-Service provisioning
Questions and answers
Who has final responsibility for determining the range and quantity of support items?
The TLCSM assigned prime responsibility for the provisioning of an EI or system has overall responsibility, in coordination with the item manager, maintenance engineer, provisioning personnel, and other functional area support personnel, for the final determination of the range and quantity of support items required to support that EI or system. (paragraph 1)
How much support-item stock and expenditure is allowed under the requirements computation policy?
Spare and repair parts quantities will be limited to 10 percent of EI density and spare and repair parts expenditures will be limited to 10 percent of total hardware cost. (paragraph 2)
How long is the demand development period scheduled to last?
Starting with initial operational capability (IOC), the DDP is scheduled for two years. (paragraph 5)
How far ahead of the first unit equipped date must initial support-item quantities be delivered?
Initial outfitting or lay-in quantities of support items will be scheduled for delivery to using organizations ahead of the first unit equipped (FUE) date of the EI to allow time for local inventory and warehousing operations. (paragraph 4)
What approval is required for depot-level repair parts acquired as initial provisioning?
Spares and repair parts required for depot-level repairs (see chap 5) and other maintenance support of a system or EI beyond its initial year of operation will not be acquired as initial provisioning without preacquisition approval by the DCS, G4 (DALOSMR) or DCS, G4 (DASGLOZ), for medical materiel. (paragraph 6-3)