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Background: FY22 NDAA Sec 142 Transfer of F-35 Program Responsibilities and Sustainment Functions. Not later than October 1, 2027 the Secretary of Defense shall transfer all functions relating to the ... Background: FY22 NDAA Sec 142 Transfer of F-35 Program Responsibilities and Sustainment Functions. Not later than October 1, 2027 the Secretary of Defense shall transfer all functions relating to the management, planning, and execution of sustainment activities for the F-35 aircraft program from the F-35 Joint Program Office to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy as follows: All functions of the F-35 Joint Program Office relating to the management, planning, and execution of sustainment activities for F-35B and F-35C aircraft shall be transferred to the Department of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Navy shall be the official in the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for carrying out such functions. All functions of the F-35 Joint Program Office relating to the management, planning, and execution of sustainment activities for F-35A aircraft shall be transferred to the Department of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall be the official in the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for carrying out such functions. Intent: The Contractor shall participate and support the Government’s Joint Transition Team with baselining/mapping current processes, developing new processes, and establishing transition plans to implement the new processes in support of the following Integrated Product Support Elements: Supply Support (Inventory Control Point) Maintenance Planning and Management Technical Data (Provisioning & Cataloging) Information Technology (IT) Systems Continuous Support Please contact the below DLA Aviation POCs with any additional questions: Brad Archer F-35 Weapon System Program Manager William.Archer@dla.mil Andrew Davitt Deputy Division Chief/Contracting Officer Andrew.Davitt@dla.mil