R 291347Z JUL 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0449/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/DOTMLPF PROCESS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/MROC DM 37-2004/18MAY2004//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/MROC DM 55-2007/22JUN2007//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI/26FEB2009//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/MARADMIN 0409-09/-//
NARR/REF (A) IS MROC DECISION MEMORANDUM 37-2004, THE MROC APPROVED THE PROPOSED DOTMLPF PROCESS TO ADDRESS FORCE STRUCTURE SHORTFALLS. ALL ADVOCATE-PROPOSED STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS PRESENTED TO THE MROC WILL INCLUDE TFSD DEVELOPED DOTMLPF ASSESSMENTS. REF (B) IS MROC DECISION MEMORANDUM 55-2007, MROC CONFIRMED THE REQUIREMENT FOR CD&I (TFSD) DOTMLPF ASSESSMENTS OF ALL FORCE STRUCTURE INITIATIVES (INVOLVING MILITARY AND/OR CIVILIAN STRUCTURE) PRIOR TO THEIR PRESENTATION TO THE MROC FOR APPROVAL. ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING FORCE STRUCTURE INITIATIVES FOR MROC APPROVAL WILL PROVIDE A COMPLETED TFSD DEVELOPED DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT TO THE MROC SECRETARIAT AS PART OF THEIR BRIEFING MATERIALS. A TFSD REPRESENTATIVE SHALL ATTEND EACH MROC BRIEF INVOLVING A FORCE STRUCTURE INITIATIVE TO PRESENT THE DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT RESULTS. REF (C) IS MCO 5311.1D, IN MCO 5311.1D DC CD&I TASKED THE DIRECTOR OF TFSD WITH CHAIRING THE STANDING DOTMLPF WORKING GROUP. MCO 5311.1D ALSO PROVIDES THE DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT GUIDE AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT. REF (D) IS MARADMIN 0409/09, CIVILIAN MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS.//
POC/B. H. RAMSEY/CAPT/UNIT:TFSD/-/TEL: DSN 278-6184/TEL: COML (703) 784-6184 /EMAIL: BILLY.RAMSEY@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ESTABLISH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT INITIATIVES. REF (A) AND REF (B) DIRECTED THAT A DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL FORCE STRUCTURE INITIATIVES (INVOLVING MILITARY AND/OR CIVILIAN PERSONNEL) AND ACTIONS THAT COULD IMPACT THE FORCE LAY DOWN OF THE APPROVED 202K FORCE. THE GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES OF CONDUCTING A DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT ARE CONTAINED IN REF (C). REF (D) ESTABLISHES THE NEW CIVILIAN MANPOWER REQUIREMENT PROCESS. THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING A DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT AND REQUESTING MROC APPROVAL IS CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPHS 2 THROUGH 5 OF THIS MARADMIN.
2. TFSD WILL SERVE AS THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE DOTMLPF WG. THE DOTMLPF PROCESS BEGINS WITH THE INITIATIVE SPONSOR CONTACTING TFSD TO SCHEDULE A BRIEF WITH THE DOTMLPF WG. DURING THE BRIEF, TFSD WILL CAPTURE ANY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI) AND PROVIDE A CONSOLIDATED LIST OF RFIS TO THE INITIATIVE SPONSOR. THE DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT CAN NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE INITIATIVE SPONSOR PROVIDES FEEDBACK ON THE RFIS. FOLLOW-UP BRIEFS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR ENSURE THE DOTMLPF WG HAS A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE INITIATIVE. DURING THE PROCESS, THE METHOD (MROC BRIEF OR DECISION PAPER) OF REQUESTING MROC APPROVAL WILL BE DETERMINED. ONCE THE DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED, AN ASSESSMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE SPONSOR FOR INCLUSION IN THEIR MROC BRIEF OR DECISION PAPER.
3. DECISION PAPERS AND POWERPOINT BRIEFS MUST CONTAIN; AT A MINIMUM, THE AFFECTED UIC(S), EFFECTIVE DATE(S), PROPOSED CHANGES; ANY CHANGES TO BILLETS, EQUIPMENT OR LOCATION; JUSTIFICATION FOR THE CHANGES, MONETARY COST, MARFOR/MAGTF ADVOCATE COMMENTS, AND A SIGNATURE FROM THE INITIATIVE SPONSOR.
4. DECISION PAPER PROCESS. THE INITIATIVE SPONSOR WILL DRAFT AND SUBMIT THE DECISION PAPER TO TFSD. TFSD WILL REVIEW THE DECISION PAPER, ATTACH THE DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT, AND PROVIDE A DC CD&I ENDORSEMENT. ONCE ENDORSED BY DC CD&I, THE DECISION PAPER WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE MROC FOR APPROVAL.
5. MROC BRIEF PROCESS. THE INITIATIVE SPONSOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE MROC SECRETARIAT AND SCHEDULING THE MROC BRIEF. PRIOR TO PRESENTING THE DOTMLPF BRIEF TO THE MROC; THE INITIATIVE SPONSOR SHALL DEVELOP A MROC BRIEF AND SUBMIT IT TO TFSD FOR REVIEW. TFSD WILL REVIEW THE BRIEF AND ATTACH THE DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS (A THROUGH C), A TFSD REPRESENTATIVE SHALL ATTEND THE MROC BRIEF TO PRESENT THE DOTMLPF ASSESSMENT.
6. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//