Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Table 1–3 Type classification and materiel release not required—Continued Spares and repair parts (Supply Class IX) Self-explanatory. Notes: 1 All materiel must still meet environment, safety, and occupational health (ESOH) requirements if they pose safety or occupational health hazards or have environmental impacts prior to their acceptance for use by the Army. 2 Assign a standard LIN to all nondevelopmental cryptographic materiel. 3 This administrative materiel is intended for use at fixed facility (office building, housing unit, motor pool, warehouse, and so on) and are not deployable or used as part of a tactical system.
4 Only garrison furnishings and equipment are exempt from TC and MR. Mission related items designated for authorization by CTA must meet TC and MR requirements. 5 System TADSS will follow the TC/MR process unless otherwise exempted or waived by the milestone decision authority (MDA). Table 1–4 Materiel release not required (type classification is required) Notes: 1 The combat developer or MDA may elect to conduct MR activities on some programs. 2 The combat developer or material release authority (MRA) may determine when safety, suitability, transportability, and supportability issues are significant. Chapter 2 Responsibilities 2–1.
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology) The ASA(ALT) is responsible for TC, MR, fielding and transfer policy and will— a. Establish and develop TC, MR, fielding, and transfer program policy and guidance. b. Provide guidance for applicability of TC and MR policy when not clear. c. Ensure equipment is type classified in support of FRP decision. d. Designate the Army logistician to provide an Army-level supportability position on MR for acquisition category (ACAT) I–III systems. e. Review MR forecasts and get-well plans for conditionally released materiel. f.
Monitor the Army MR effort in coordination with other Army agencies to ensure effective implementation in accordance with Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) requirements. g. Assist the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–3/5/7 (DCS, G–3/5/7) in developing priorities and authorizations for initial issue quantities of major equipment. h. Resolve or issue guidance on fielding and transfer schedule changes due to deficiencies in training, facilities, personnel, or equipment. i. Ensure supportability requirements are validated and included in the materiel acquisition process to support unit set fielding (USF) and FMR of programs and systems.
3 AR 700–142 • 26 March 2008 Category Description Clothing and individual equipment (CIE) Self-explanatory. Test equipment modernization (TEMOD) Nondevelopmental TEMOD/general purpose electronic test equipment as outlined in AR 750–43.
Soldier portable sets, kits, outfits, and tools (SKOT) Soldier portable SKOT; assemblages of nondevelopmental tools and supplies hand carried by Soldiers.1 Nondevelopmental support equipment Nondevelopmental support equipment including lathes, mills, drill presses, compressors, stand alone welders/welding machines, and so on, that do not introduce significant safety, suitability, transportability or supportability issues.1, 2 Follow-on procurement of an end item Reprocurement of previously TC and MR materiel occurs when the follow-on procurement— (1) Uses the same manufacturer. (2) Retains form, fit, and function. (3) Has been produced within the last 2 years.
(4) Is currently fielded under a full materiel release (FMR) or a training materiel release (TMR) or readiness for issue certification (RFIC). (5) Retains the performance and reliability capabilities of the original procurement.