DPAS SCR: 02279

• SCR Number
  02279
• Title
  Fixed Source Contract
• DPAS Module
  Materiel Management
• Reporting Organization
  Army: ASA(ALT)
• History
  5/13/2026
• Description
  Change Request: 

  Process Improvement
  
  

  Description: 
  

  Currently PM Soldier Medical Devices operates several DLA kitting facilities across the United States. DLA Kitting facilities will assemble large medical SKOs with components purchased by PM SMD. Components will be shipped to the kitting location and assembled on-site. Depending on assembly location, their current purchasing system TEWLS will create purchase lines to a designated supplier in the region of the assembly site. The same NSN may be ordered for two kits, one being assembled on the East coast, one being assembled on the West coast. To save money on shipping costs and increase shipping speed, PM SMD will assign each NSN a regional supplier based on assembly location. Without the ability to source NSNs based on shipping destination of the order, PM SMD will incur substantial increases in shipping costs and decreases of shipment speed. Without timely delivery of these purchases, PM SMD runs the risk of excluding critical kit components which are fielded to the Army.
  
  

  Recommended: 

  PM SMD is requesting ELMS modify the Requisition process to allow for fixed sourcing of a Source of Supply (vendor) and region-based sourcing of NSNs. These enhancements will enable PM SMD to significantly reduce shipping costs while increasing shipping speed to their kitting locations.
  

  1. Create a process that allows for the selection of a designated Source of Supply/Vendor (multiple can exist per NSN, for example, SMS, GSA, Prime Vendor, E-Cat)

  2. Process should allow an NSN / Contract to be manually associated to one or more shipping DoDAACs

  3. Process should interface to DLA MMC (Medical Materiel Master) for purposes of gathering pre-defined contract data to import into ELMS for purchases

  4. Requisition process should evaluate the NSN and shipping DoDAAC of the order line and determine which source of supply to generate the order to.

         a. When evaluating NSN / Shipping DoDAAC, the process should look for an existing fixed source and use the contract's vendor part number and price for the outbound order.

  5. Fixed sourcing should be user maintained

  Mission Critical: 
  

  The proposed modifications will significantly reduce delivery costs by allowing PM SMD to place orders to suppliers in the region of assembly location. Without this functionality, PM SMD ELMS users will have to manually input a requisition Source of Supply for purchases containing over 1,000 order lines. Tracking of these suppliers per NSN / Assembly location if not handled by the system will need to be handled offline via spreadsheet. Manual handling of this sourcing decision will greatly increase man-hours required to input purchases.
  
  

  Benefits: 
  This solution leads to overall shipping cost reduction across PM SMDs medical enterprise while also providing cost savings by decreasing man hours spent manually inputting order locations. These cost savings ultimately allow PM SMD to maximize medical capabilities ensuring Soldiers have current, reliable and mission tailored equipment.
  
  

  Frequency: 
  Daily
  
  

  Users: 
  This solution would benefit all 100 PM SMD users operating on ELMS.