This publication, Army Regulation AR 700-127 Logistics Integrated Product Support October 2018, prescribes the Department of the Army (DA) policy for implementing performance-based life cycle product support, including performance-based logistics, through the Army’s Integrated Product Support (IPS) Program. The IPS Program includes planning, developing, acquiring, and sustaining well-defined, affordable performance-based product support strategies (PBPSSs) that meet the Soldier’s requirements for Army materiel and software throughout their life cycle. The policy implements PBPSS requirements; defines the process that the materiel developer (MATDEV) will use to develop and integrate a PBPSS with the systems engineering process; identifies the framework (twelve integrated IPS elements) that will be used to develop the PBPSS; assigns responsibilities for developing and implementing PBPSSs for Army materiel and software; and requires MATDEVs to implement metrics to measure product support performance.
