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 PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988

102 STAT. 2015

"(B) are commercially available from domestic sources. "§ 2502. Policies relating to defense industrial base "(a) ACQUISITION POUCIES.—The Secretary of Defense,

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through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, shall establish and implement policies requiring— "(1) for each major defense acquisition program, an analysis of the capabilities of the defense industrial base to develop, produce, maintain, and support such program; "(2) the consideration of requirements for efficient manufacture during the design and production of the systems to be procured under the major defense acquisition program; "(3) the use of advanced manufacturing technology, processes, and systems during the research and development and production phases of the acquisition of a weapon system under a major defense acquisition program; "(4) to the maximum extent practicable for each major defense acquisition program, the development of an acquisition plan that provides for contract solicitations which encourage competing offerors to acquire, for use in the performance of the contract, modern technology, production equipment, and production systems (including hardware and software) that increase the productivity of the offerors and reduce life-cycle costs; "(5) the encoureigement of domestic source investment in advanced manufacturing technology production equipment and processes through— "(A) recognition of the contractor's investment in advanced manufacturing technology production equipment and processes in the development of the contract objective; and "(B) increased emphasis in source selections to the efficiency of production; "(6) the expanded use of commercial manufacturing processes rather than processes specified by the Department of Defense; "(7) elimination of barriers to, and facilitation of, the integrated manufacture of commercial items and items being produced under defense contracts; and "(8) the expanded use of commercial products as set forth in section 2325 of tjjis title. "(b) ANALYSIS.—(1; In the conduct of any analysis required under subsection (a)(1), the following factors, as appropriate, may be considered: "(A) The availability of essential raw materials, special alloys, and composite materials. "(B) The availability of components, subsystems, production equipment, and facilities that are essential for— "(i) the sustained production of a system that is fully capable of performing its purpose; "(ii) the uninterrupted maintenance and repair of such system; and "(iii) the sustained operation of such system. "(C) The availability of required special tooling and production test equipment. "(D) The identification of components or subsystems that are available solely from sources outside the United States.

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