DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 4105.1D
ASN (RD&A)
12 Mar 18
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 4105.1D
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: INDEPENDENT LOGISTICS ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
Ref: (a) DoDI 5000.02, CH-3 of 10 August 2017
(b) SECNAVINST 5000.2E
(c) SECNAVINST 5400.15C, CH-1
(d) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 849
codified at 10 U.S.C. Section 2441
(e) DoD Logistics Assessment Guidebook of July 2011
(f) NAVSO P-3692, Independent Logistics Assessment
Handbook of June 2017
Encl: (1) Responsibilities
(2) Independent Logistics Assessment Certification
Criteria
1. Purpose. To implement the requirements of references (a)
and (b) regarding policy and guidance for Independent Logistics
Assessments (ILA) and to standardize the ILA certification
process across the Department of the Navy (DON).
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 4105.1C.
3. Background. Consistent with references (a) through (e), the
ILA process provides the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA),
program manager, program sponsor, customer, product support
manager and other stakeholders with a measure of the program’s
Integrated Product Support (IPS) planning and execution.
Assessments independent of the system developers ensure an
impartial evaluation of a program’s product support elements.
4. Applicability. This instruction applies to all DON
Acquisition Category (ACAT) programs including joint service
