DODD 4275.5(D) 03/15/05

Abstract

REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE. This Directive: <br>Reissues reference (a) to update uniform policy governing the acquisition and management of facilities, special tooling, and special test equipment, whether these industrial resources are acquired by and used solely within the Department of Defense or operated and used by a contractor. <br>Updates assigned responsibilities for reviewing the use, maintenance, expansion, modernization, replacement, and disposal of industrial resources, with their related programming, budgeting, and financing guidance. <br>APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. This Directive applies to: <br>The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). <br>The acquisition, modernization, expansion, construction, and use of both severable and nonseverable property for increasing or improving both production and research and development capabilities. <br>The retention, maintenance, and modernization of DoD-owned plant equipment needed for the production capacity to support the combat readiness of the U.S Armed Forces.