R 241537Z NOV 03
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(uc)
TO AL ALMAR(uc)
ALMAR
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UNCLASSIFIED
ALMAR 070/03
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS CONSTITUTION AND CONSOLIDATION OF NUCLEAR,
BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT (NBCDE)//
POC/MONROE, ME/COL/HQMC(POR)/DSN 222-4289/MONROEME@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  EFFECTIVE 24 NOV 2003, THE MARINE CORPS WILL
CONSOLIDATE NBCDE FUNDING, ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT UNDER THE
PROGRAM MANAGER (PM) FOR NBCDE, MARCORSYSCOM.  THIS PROGRAM WILL
RELIEVE OPERATIONAL UNITS FROM GARRISON NBCDE STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE
RESPONSIBILITIES BY EMPLOYING CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS) TO
MANAGE UNIT INVENTORIES FROM 13 CONSOLIDATED STORAGE FACILITIES (CSFs)
ACROSS OUR MEFS, TO INCLUDE RESERVES AND THE MARINE CORPS NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGION.
2.  BACKGROUND.  MOS 5711 NBCDE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE
INCREASED AT A COST TO OPERATIONAL READINESS.  STORAGE OF NBCDE IN UNIT
WAREHOUSES, WITH SUSTAINMENT AND REPLENISHMENT LEFT TO DISCRETIONARY
SPENDING FROM O&M FUNDS, HAS HISTORICALLY PROVED COSTLY AND INEFFICIENT
DURING THE BUILDUP TO COMBAT OPERATIONS.  DUE TO AN INCREASINGLY
COMPLEX AND COSTLY INVENTORY OF NBCDE, DEFICIENCIES HIGHLIGHTED BY
CURRENT CONSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS, AND EMERGING HOMELAND DEFENSE
REQUIREMENTS, WE HAD TO REEXAMINE THE PROCESS FOR THE NBCDE TRAINING
AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR UNITS.  AS A RESULT OF A
STUDY BY THE NBCD PM, I APPROVED CONSOLIDATION OF THE FUNDING,
ACQUISITION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MARINE CORPS NBCDE INVENTORY UNDER
THE PM FOR NBCDE, MARCORSYSCOM.  THIS EFFORT BEST SUPPORTS EQUIPMENT
READINESS, VISIBILITY OF ASSETS, UNIT RESPONSIVENESS, AND LEVEL
FUNDING WHILE ALLOWING OUR UNITS TO FOCUS ON NBC TRAINING INTEGRATION.
3.  PP&O AND THE NBCD PM WILL PROVIDE A ROAD SHOW BRIEF TO ALL
MARFORS AND MEFs TO ENSURE THAT ALL UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF THIS VERY
IMPORTANT EFFORT.  ADDITIONALLY, PM, NBCD, MARCORSYSCOM WILL PUBLISH
THE DETAILED PLAN FOR CONSTITUTION AND CONSOLIDATION WITHIN 60 DAYS
OF THIS ALMAR.
4.  DIRECT LIAISON AND COORDINATION BETWEEN HQMC, THE MARFORS,
SUPPORTING COMMANDS, AND MARCORSYSCOM (PM NBCD) IS AUTHORIZED AND
ENCOURAGED.
5.  KEEP ATTACKING.  SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE
CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//