Description
The Air Force is migrating its equipment mgmt functions that are performed within AFEMS / ILS-S to DPAS. One of those functions within ILS-S/SCS is the capability to identify and manage what equipment needs to be acquired to accomplish the AF mission.  As with any organization, there must be a systematical process of determining what Equipment to purchase when.  This is based upon mission criticality,  available funding, what the AF can possibly re-distribute among its bases.  Currently DPAS does not provide a systematic process for comparing equipment shortages to the funding available and the critically of the equipment shortage that ultimately determines the what to order and the order in which to place those orders. 

Recommended
Incorporate a process into DPAS that will systematically interact with new DPAS Allocation process and DPAS's current Authorization process to determine what the program manager is to order based upon the funds that are available.  This process will enable the Program Manger to place the order with SCS and track the funds being expended to what is available based upon the priority established through this process. 

Mission Critical
Yes.  There is a requirement that is needed to replace the existing functionality within AFEMS / CERT / D200. 

Benefits
Enables the Air Force to migrate the equipment accounts from ILS-S to DPAS and sunset AFEMS.

Users
This impact all AF organizations.  Depending upon the design of this process, these processes could benefit other organizations who are looking for a system to  provide this functionality to manage their TDA Equipment purchases. 

Removed Per Emily Escobedo 23 March 2023