SPECIAL MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

requests then flow to ASD/SSC or to the designated point in the supply system. NAMP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES To be successful in maintenance and material management, you must follow the policies and procedures outlined in the NAMP. The following paragraphs describe some of the NAMP policies and procedures. COMMON GOAL OF SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE The common goal of supply and maintenance organizations is to provide maximum weapons systems operational readiness. A close liaison between supply and maintenance personnel is essential in achieving this goal. It is important that supply and maintenance personnel have a single point of contact for coordinating those functions common to both. MEETINGS BETWEEN SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL Meetings are held at least weekly between supply and maintenance representatives. The status of high priority requisitions is the general topic of the meetings. These requisitions are the Not Mission Capable Supply (NMCS), partial Mission Capable Supply (PMCS), and other related requisitions. Monthly meetings are also held to resolve problems, establish local procedures, and promote material support effectiveness. SPECIAL MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS The special material management programs control critical and costly repairable material used in support of aircraft maintenance. They are listed as follows: The Operational Support Inventory (OSI)/Fixed Allowances Program The Intensive Repairable Item Management (IRIM) Program The Aviation Depot Level Repairable (AVDLR) Program The Advanced Traceability and Control (ATAC) Retrograde Depot Level Repairable (DLR) Program Weapons systems are supported under the OSI/fixed allowance concept. Activities cannot exceed a negotiated firm allowance without authorization from the inventory control point (ICP). All assets are carried on the supply officer’s record in Purpose code W or L. Refer to NAVSUPINST 4440.160, FASOINST 4440.15, and FASOINST 4440-16 for additional information. The supply and maintenance activities must maintain the one-for-one exchange discipline for issues of AVDLR items. Pass requisitions off-station only after the Beyond Capable Maintenance (BCM) action. However, you may pass requisitions off-station for anticipated NMCS or items listed in the CRIPL before processing a turn-in. The IRIM program, at Navy ICP, standardized previous programs for intensive management of high cost and critical repairable items. For aviation repairable, IRIM replaces the Intensive Closed Loop Aeronautical Management Program (I-CLAMP). The objectives of IRIM are to resolve troubled items, improve turn-around-time (TAT) and carcass returns, and reduce backorders. Refer to NAVSUPINST 4419.4 and ASOINST 4440.99 for additional information. The Defense Business Operating Fund (DBOF), formerly Navy Stock Fund, finances the AVDLR. Essentially, the DBOF is a revolving accounts of finds and material. Aviation units pay for DBOF items with aviation fleet maintenance (AFM) operating finds. In turn, DBOF uses the payment to replenish the items by paying for the repair or buying new replacement items. The benefits of the AVDLR program are reduced backorders, improved financial flexibility, and improved aircraft readiness. Also, it is an incentive for maintenance personnel to effect all repair permitted under the NAVAIR Aircraft Maintenance Plan. The objective for establishing the ATAC Retrograde DLR Program is to improve control of turned in repairable items. The DLR Carcass Tracking Program provided improved accountability, traceability, and customer billing accuracy. Prior to implementation of ATAC the Program, each activity shipped retrograde to different repair/overhaul points. Under ATAC procedures, activities send retrograde to the ATAC hub. The hubs serve as centralized DLR processing facilities. Refer to NAVSUPINST 4421.20 for complete ATAC procedures. MATERIAL REPORTING Material reporting is a procedure that uses supply action documents in support of maintenance. The 9-2