DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 8011.9C
N81
28 Jun 2018
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 8011.9C
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NAVAL MUNITIONS REQUIREMENTS PROCESS
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 3000.04 of 24 September 2009
(b) OPNAVINST 5430.48E
(c) MCO 8000.7A
Encl: (1) Naval MRP Glossary
1. Purpose. To issue policy, define procedures, and assign responsibilities for the Naval
Munitions Requirements Process (MRP). This revision is an update that conforms to the 2016
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) reorganization, which includes Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems (CNO N9) new role in approving and publishing the
final requirement products. This is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 8011.9B.
3.
Background
a. Reference (a) establishes Department of Defense (DoD) policy, responsibilities, and
procedures for developing and disseminating DoD MRP products.
b. The Naval MRP aligns with the overarching DoD MRP, per reference (a).
c. The purpose of the DoD policy is to establish a total munitions requirement (TMR)
pursuant to current Secretary of Defense policy and guidance memorandums, and to ensure that
munitions requirements developed as a result of the DoD MRP are visible, accessible, and
understandable to the rest of the Department.
d. This policy applies to the Military Services, DoD components, and through the heads of
those DoD components, their subordinate field organizations (defined in reference (a)) involved
in munitions requirements development, subsequent procurement, and inventory management.
e. Enclosure (1) provides a glossary of commonly used DoD MRP terms and definitions
used in this instruction.
