### Question
What does minimum sustaining rate mean?


### Answer
**Minimum sustaining rate** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 2431*:

> the production rate for each budget year that is necessary to keep production lines open while maintaining a base of responsive vendors and suppliers

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2431*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 144-MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS**

