ARMY AL&T
The AFSB can help. AFSBs are assigned to the U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) and perform a critical role as the U.S. Army Materiel Command’s (AMC’s) face to the field. They round out the Materiel Enterprise at the operational level, providing tactical commanders logistical and sustainment support not typically provided by sustainment brigades or expeditionary sustainment commands.
Each AFSB modified table of organiza- tion and equipment includes positions for one 51Z Acquisition Officer (O-5), one 51A Acquisition Officer (O-4), and one 51S Science and Technology (S&T) Officer (O-4). These three officers form the core of what is usually called the AL&T-D. This directorate’s mission and core competencies vary from AFSB to AFSB depending on the operating environment, supported units, and command focus, but always include integration and synchroniza- tion with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for AL&T, program execu- tive offices (PEOs), program managers (PMs), and warfighters to ensure that fielding, operational assessments, and other acquisition-centric activities are successful.
ONS and JUONS Each command has slightly different processes for compiling, staffing, and forwarding ONS and JUONS, but your AFSB (CONUS or OCONUS) can assist in determining if another ONS or JUONS already exists that describes your capability gap, if tech- nology exists that can satisfy your requirements, and if your ONS or JUONS contains the critical elements for acceptance. ONS and JUONS efforts are usually assigned to the S&T Officer (51S) in the AFSB. Submitting a technically correct ONS or JUONS is a critical step and will eliminate stop- and-go staff delays that could prevent your unit from receiving necessary equipment. Although every effort will be made to satisfy an ONS or JUONS
The AFSB’s AL&T-D coordinates to ensure that FSRs assist in acceptance inspections and final issue of the equipment. Here, FSR Justin Fluegel explains the launch procedures for the ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to SGT Matthew Hayes, Headquarters Battery, 1-10 Field Artillery Battalion, at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Delta, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by SSG Brien Vorhees.)
Submitting a technically correct ONS or JUONS is a critical step and will eliminate stop-and-go staff delays that could prevent your unit from receiving necessary equipment.
as quickly as possible, it can sometimes take weeks to receive equipment that satisfies your requirement. If your need is urgent, consider using the REF.
REF
An alternative to the ONS or JUONS is the REF and its requirements tool: the Ten-Liner, a 10-line document. The REF, not to be confused with the Rapid Fielding Initiative, is an organization chartered to conduct pinpoint field- ings of critical equipment to deploying or deployed units to capture their very specific requirements. The S&T Officer can review the Ten-Liner and provide liaison with the REF.
After receiving the Ten-Liner, the REF will attempt to satisfy your requirements by using commercial-off-the-shelf
(COTS) or modified COTS systems or equipment. REF involvement provides a potential solution in a much shorter time than the “normal” acquisition process. The REF may request your participation in an FOA to record end user comments pertaining to the equip- ment’s effectiveness. To assist your unit during an REF fielding and FOA, the AL&T-D can continue to liaison with the REF team and can act as a collec- tion point for the FOA questionnaires.
In some cases, an REF fielded item is transitioned into a program of record (POR). This can happen when the FOA is exceptionally favorable or when demand becomes so large that REF management and funding becomes inadequate. When this occurs, the pro- gram is assigned to a PM, provided a
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