Commandant
2100 Second St. S.W.
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: G-ELM
Phone: 202-267-1407
COMDTINST 4130.6
21 SEP 1995
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 4130.6
Subj:
COAST GUARD CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
Ref:
(a) COMDTINST 4100.7, Coast Guard Engineering Logistics Concept of Operations
(ECONOP), 31 May 1994
(b) COMDTINST 4105.2, Acquisition and Management of Integrated Logistics
Support (ILS) For Coast Guard Systems and Equipment
(c) COMDTINST M4150.2 (series), Systems Acquisition Manual
(d) MIL-STD-973, Configuration Management
1. PURPOSE. This instruction is the basis for all Coast Guard Configuration Management (CM)
policy and procedures. It establishes the foundation that will allow the Coast Guard to
implement CM as an effective engineering management discipline. It further defines key CM
concepts, elements and assigns responsibilities. As an effective management tool, CM must be
tailored to the specific life cycle phase requirements of a platform or asset. The life cycle
phases of an asset are acquisition (acquiring the asset), sustainment (operating and maintaining
the asset) and disposal (disposition of the asset). Because the Coast Guard has assets in various
life cycle phases, implementation of Coast Guard CM policy must address the specific life
cycle phase of the asset. Specific policies relating to CM in the acquisition and sustainment
phases will be promulgated separately.
2. ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders maintenance and logistics commands,
commanding officers of