Production phase-out of DLA-managed critical application items by the manufacturer could jeopardize the Government's ability to provide continued support for weapon systems or other vital programs. Therefore, the contractor shall be advised that, in the event that manufacturing phase-out or discontinuance of production of such items is contemplated, the contractor is required not only to publish the discontinuance in the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP), where feasible, but also to provide advance notice to the applicable Supply Center Diminishing Manufacturing Suppliers and Material Shortages (DMSMS) point of contact (POC), as well as to the DLA DMSMS Integrated Support Team (IST).
