MIL-HDBK-965 Acquisition Practices for Parts Management No S/S DocumentThis handbook is a guide for Military Acquisition Activities AA in the evaluation of contractor responses to Requests for Proposals RFPs with respect to parts program management and standardization and will help determine to what extent parts management and standardization should be for a given program.

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6. NOTES.

6.1 Comparison of options. Table I compares the four options regarding specific tasks or responsibilities that the AA may impose or prohibit in the RFP, SOW, or contract. The RFP and/or SOW should specify the individual task or responsibility expected of the contractor.

TABLE I. Comparison of contractual options for parts management.

TASK OR RESPONSIBILITY	OPTION A NO FORMAL GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE	OPTION B AA GUIDANCE THROUGH PROGRAM REVIEWS & IPTs	OPTION C GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE WITH AS-BUILT PARTS LIST	OPTION D GOVERNMENT ADVISOR IN PARTS SELECTION
PARTS MANAGEMENT PROCESS	Contractor's description of process methodology	Assess contractor's parts management process	Assess contractor's parts management process	Assess contractor's parts management process
MONITORING	Limited to normal IPT interfaces	Specified in SOW. Scheduled reviews and IPT interfaces	Specified in SOW. Scheduled reviews and IPT interfaces	Specified in SOW. Scheduled reviews and IPT interfaces
PARTS SELECTION CRITERIA	Contractor's option in order to meet system operational requirements and life cycle costs effectiveness	Contractor's option in order to meet system operational requirements and life cycle costs effectiveness	Contractor's option in order to meet system operational requirements and life cycle costs effectiveness	Parts selection list specified in SOW
GFB APPLICATION	No requirement, but MPCAG provided GFB is available	No requirement, but MPCAG provided GFB is available	MPCAG provided GFB should be used	MPCAG provided GFB should be used
REVIEW OF PARTS SELECTIONS	Contractor may request advice of AA and MPCAG	Contractor may request advice of AA and MPCAG	Contractor may request advice of AA and MPCAG	Contractor must request advice of AA and MPCAG
DATA (CDRL)	None allowed	None, but contract should allow access to as-built parts list	As-built parts list to AA and MPCAG at design completion	Part evaluation requests. As-built parts list to AA and MPCAG at design completion
PARTS CONTROL BOARD	N/A	Contractor may use	Contractor may use or contract may require	Contractor may use or contract may require
GIDEP	participation per AA requirements	participation per AA requirements	participation per AA requirements	participation per AA requirements
DMS	Address obsolescence issue per AA requirements	Address obsolescence issue per AA requirements	Address obsolescence issue per AA requirements	Address obsolescence issue per AA requirements