[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR321.3]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 321_MAINTENANCE OF THE MOBILIZATION BASE (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION)--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  321.3  Maintaining the mobilization base.



    (a) Facilities selected to produce ``urgent'' items shall be 

maintained within limits of existing procurement authority and funds 

available by the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and 

the Maritime Administration in the following manners to the maximum 

practical degree:

    (1) Current procurement shall be placed in these facilities to the 

extent which will maintain them in a state of readiness compatible with 

the plans of the procuring agency.

    (2) Machine tools and production equipment will be installed in 

these facilities to the extent found necessary by the procuring agency.

    (3) Develop and maintain plans for alternate production capacity in 

case disaster destroys current facilities, such capacity to be located 

to the maximum extent possible away from highly concentrated industrial 

areas and major military installations.

    (b) Other facilities selected as part of the mobilization base, 

shall be maintained to the fullest extent possible.

    (1) Procurement agencies shall integrate current procurement with 

their industrial mobilization plans to the greatest possible extent with 

the objective of supporting the mobilization base within authorities and 

funds available.

    (2) Data assembled on essential mobilization suppliers by the 

industrial mobilization planning of these agencies shall be used in 

planning current procurement. The policy of using contractors and 

facilities essential to the mobilization base is considered to be in the 

best interest of the Government.

    (3) Planned producers that are deemed to be a part of the 

mobilization base will be invited to participate in appropriate current 

procurement.

    (4) Upon expiration of current procurement contracts in a facility, 

the procuring agency shall take such of the following actions as are 

compatible with its plans for maintaining a state of readiness:

    (i) Government-owned facilities and tools. Within the limitations 

that may be imposed by Congressional appropriations, place government-

owned facilities and tools in standby status and establish provisions 

for their adequate maintenance. This does not preclude the use of 

government-owned production equipment, on a loan basis, to enable the 

military departments to meet current production schedules, as provided 

in DMO-VII-4, Amendment 1.

    (ii) Privately-owned facilities and government-owned tools. (A) 

Arrange with management of privately-owned facilities, wherever 

possible, to place government-owned tools and production equipment in 

the status provided by DMO-VII-4, as amended, taking into



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account the desirability of safe location.

    (B) Arrange with management, on a voluntary basis, to keep a group 

of key managers, engineers, and skilled workers familiar with the items 

planned for mobilization production.

    (C) Determine the gaps which exist in government-owned packages of 

tools and production equipment needed to produce mobilization 

requirements in privately-owned plants. Within the limit of fund 

availability, plan the procurement of such tools and equipment with 

priority being given to long lead-time tools and equipment or those not 

used in general manufacturing. These tools and equipment, when procured, 

should be placed in the status provided by DMO-VII-4, as amended, taking 

into account the desirability of safe locations.

    (D) Determine which government-owned tools and equipment have become 

obsolete, or which would not be used in event of mobilization, and plan 

for their disposal in accordance with the provisions of DMO-VII-4, as 

amended.