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A

POLICY

DOD DIRECTIVE 4151.1
(26 JULY 1960)

It is a general policy of the Department of Defense to utilize private industry for the accomplishment of maintenance of military materiel to the maximum extent practicable, recognizing that maintenance in support of military missions is a vital part of military Capability which shall not be compromised

Continued

B

Each military department shall
develop and/or retain an in-
being military depot level
maintenance capability for
only that mission-essential
materiel which would require
continuing depot level
maintenance to sustain
operations under emergency
or wartime conditions or which
would require such depot
maintenance in peacetime to
assure operational readiness

Continued

This policy should not be construed as requiring a complete capacity when materiel is determined missionessential. The extent should be only the minimum capacity necessary to insure a ready and controlled source of technical competence and resources to meet military contingencies. Contractual sources or interservice support may be used for the depot maintenance of missionessential materiel to any

extent beyond the established minimum capacity

USAF INTERPRETATION

of DOD 4151.1

USAF will have an organic
capability to support military
missions declared essential.

Contract resources will be used for
non-vital workloads and overflow
of mission essential workloads.
USAF organic resources in support
of vital workloads will be limited to
the minimum capability necessary
to insure technical competence
and to meet contingencies.

In cases where total vital workload
is done contract some realignment
of workloads will be made.
Some W/S declared mission-essential
may never be brought into the depot.