Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com PREFACE Total life-cycle systems management (TLCSM) establishes clear lines of responsibility and accountability for meeting warfighter support performance and sustainment require- ments for the life of the system from acquisition to disposal. Under TLCSM there is no longer a transition of management from the program manager (PM) to a sustainment command after production and fielding. The PM is the life-cycle manager (LCM) for assigned program(s) and will retain the responsibility for managing, sustaining, upgrad- ing, and disposing of system(s) throughout the service life.
The PM will ensure suppor- tability is equally considered with cost, schedule, and performance throughout the life cycle of the assigned system(s). Throughout this policy, we will refer to the TLCSM as the PM to be consistent with Army acquisition policy.