1.3 COMPANY STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PROCEDURES (AS USED ON GOVERNMENT AND DEFENSE-RELATED PROJECTS)
1.3.1 Company Standard Requirements. Company Standards shall meet the following requirements.
- Is identified by name and address of issuing company, CAGE number, document nomenclature and number, and contract number.
- Does not contain limited rights in technical data.
- Provide the necessary design disclosure information for the level of drawing for which they are furnished.
- Satisfy the same procurement requirements as for a specification control drawing when it defines a vendor item.
- Drawing practices and symbols used are such that their intent and interpretation are clear and unambiguous whether of standard or non-standard origin.
- Have clarity, legibility and reproducibility of MIL-PRF-5480 for the purpose of microfilming.
- All documents referenced in a company standard shall also be supplied when not covered by a military, government, or non-government standard or specification.
1.3.2 Types of Company Standard. Standards are of three types: Design Standards, Part Standards, and Book Standards in accordance with MIL-STD-962 and the Company or Corporate Document Standardization Manual is used for their preparation when one exists.
1.3.2.1 Company Standard Design. Standard design is a standardized design feature of an item or process or a specially created shape (extruded, molded, drawn, etc.) having wide utility and use which is described and/or pictured on a "standard drawing" format. This is not a part number in that there is no part to identify. i.e. standard sizes for drilled holes.
1.3.2.2 Company Part Standard. A part or assembly of parts that has wide utility or recurring uses.
1.3.2.3 Company Book Standard. Book Standards are comprehensive presentations of engineering test methods, procedures, criteria symbols and the like.
1.3.3 Types of Company Specification. Specifications are of five types: System, Development, Product (Commodity) Process, and Material prepared in accordance with MIL-STD-961 and the Company or Corporate Document Standardization Manual when one exists.
1.3.3.1 Company System Specification. A system specification states the technical and mission requirements for a system as an entity, allocates requirements to functional areas and defines the interfaces between or among the functional areas. It establishes the performance, design, development and test requirements for the system.
1.3.3.2 Company Development Specification. .A development specification states the requirements for the design or engineering development of a product during the development period.
1.3.3.3 Company Product (Commodity) Specifications. A product specification is a technical description of the design or performance characteristics of material or component. Performance characteristics should be placed on drawings through the medium of a specification.
1.3.3.4 Company Process Specification. A process specification is a technical description of the processing requirements necessary to produce a product. Such a specification is prepared only when it is not possible to state the requirements for the end product in other documents sufficiently to assure that the product would be
satisfactory. If the process applies to more than one product, a Company Standard will be prepared.
1.3.3.5 Company Material Specification. A material specification is applicable to a raw material (e.g. chemical compound, mixtures, (e.g. paints)), or semi-fabricated material (e.g. electrical cable) which are used in the fabrication of a product.
1.3.4 Types of Company Procedures. Company Procedures are of three types as follows:
1.3.4.1 Corporate. A statement of policy or general instruction establishing company wide uniformity and control.
1.3.4.2 Plant. A policy or procedure governing activities within the responsibility of the Plant Manager.
1.3.4.3. Supplement. .A revision or amendment which does not change the basic content or the company procedure, but clarifies or updates it.
