2.3 Definitions
2.3.1 Associated Lists. An associated list is a tabulation of engineering information on a drawing or set of drawings pertinent to an item depicted in a Technical Data Package (TDP). (Ref: ASME Y14.34M)
2.3.2 Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. A five-character code listed in Cataloging Handbook H4/H8, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, which is assigned to commercial and Government activities that manufacture or develop items or provide services or supplies for the Government. When used with a drawing number or part number, the CAGE Code designates the design activity from whose series the drawing or part number is assigned, The CAGE Code was previous called manufacturer’s code, code identification number or Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers (FSCM).
2.3.3 Commercial Drawings. Drawings prepared by a commercial design activity following its drawing format and standards for the development and manufacture of the product without government expense.
2.3.4 Commercial Inspection Equipment (CIE). Standard equipment of commercial design that has not been modified and has universal application without limitations to a specific commodity, item, or component which is advertised or cataloged as being available to the trade or to the public on an unrestricted basis and is used to determine compliance to Technical Data Package (TDP) requirements.
2.3.5 Commercial Item Description (CID). A simplified product description or specification that describes by salient functional or performance characteristics the available and acceptable commercial products that will satisfy the Government's needs. CIDs are prepared under guidelines issued by the General Services Administration’s Federal Supply Service (GSA-FSS) and are listed in the ASSIST DATABASE.
2.3.6 Commercial Product. A product, material, component, subsystem or system sold or traded to the general public in the course of normal business operations at prices based on established catalog or market prices.
2.3.7 Company Standard. A company standard is a document that establishes uniform and preferred practices and techniques, and sets limitations for engineering and technical applications for items, materials, processes, methods, design and engineering practices unique to that company. (NOTE: Company standards are not considered to be non-Government standards.)
2.3.8 Competent Manufacturer. A manufacturer that has demonstrated the capability to produce similar products at the same state of the art in the same or similar lines of technology.
2.3.9 Conceptual Design Drawings. Drawings used to verify preliminary design and engineering. They are one of the factors used to determine that the technology is feasible and that the design concept has utility against stated military requirements in order to reduce technical uncertainty. These drawings may evolve into developmental design drawings.
2.3.10 Critical Manufacturing Process. A process is critical if it is the only known method which will result in the production of an acceptable item.
2.3.11 Design Maturity. The extent to which the final design or configuration of an item has been defined by the engineering process. For example, the design of a sheet metal cover having holes in its mounting hole pattern fully dimensioned and tolerance for final size, location and orientation would be considered to be more mature than the design of a similar cover having its mounting hole pattern defined as “Drill at Assembly”.
2.3.12 Detail Design Data. Technical data that describes the physical configuration and performance characteristics of an item or component in sufficient detail to ensure that an item or component produced in accordance with the technical data will be essentially identical to the original item or component. (DFARS, Part 227).
2.3.13 Detail Specification. A specification that specifies design requirements, such as material to be used, how a requirement is to be achieved, or how an item is to be fabricated or constructed. A specification that contains both performance and detailed requirements is still considered a detail specification. (Ref: MIL-STD-961)
2.3.14 Design Disclosure Information. The complete description, including all specifications, standards, drawings, lists and critical processes necessary to manufacture an item without recourse to additional design or engineering services.
2.3.15 Design Drawings. Drawings of a conceptual or developmental nature prepared for use in evaluating proposed technology, design concept, design approach, and fabrication of hardware for test or experimentation in response to stated requirements. Although ideally design drawings would evolve to product drawings, the requirements of ASME Y14.100 may not be applicable.
2.3.16 Developmental Design Drawings. Drawings used to fabricate developmental hardware for test or experimentation of a prototype or experimental material and define a specific design approach. In addition, the data shall be suitable for evaluation of the inherent ability of the design to attain the required performance. These drawings may evolve into product drawings.
2.3.17 Drawing Form. A sheet of drafting material displaying the basic format features such as title block, general tolerance blocks and margins in accordance with ASME Y14.1 or ASME Y14.1M.
2.3.18 Drawing Format. The arrangement and organization of information within a drawing, including the size and arrangement of blocks, notes, lists, revisions, the use of optional or supplemental blocks, etc.
2.3.19 End Product. An end product is an item, such as an individual part or assembly, in its final or completed state. (ASME Y14.24). Also known as an end item.
2.3.20 Inspection Equipment. Equipment such as dimensional gauges, measurement equipment, test fixtures, electronic and physical test equipment, and other test equipment that is used for examination, evaluation and test of a product to determine its conformance to drawings, specifications, or other requirement documents.
2.3.21 Item (Item of Supply). An end item, component, or part, records for which are maintained for stock, storage, and issuance in support of military requirements. (Examples of items of supply are airplanes, ships, trucks, radar, radar components, hand tools, fasteners, uniforms, and food.)
2.3.22 Non-Government Standard (NGS). A Standardization document developed by a private sector association, organization, or technical society which plans, develops, establishes, or coordinates standards, specifications, handbooks, or related documents. Company standards are not considered as non-Government standardization documents.
2.3.23 Performance Specification. A specification that states requirements in terms of desired results with criteria for verifying compliance, but without stating the methods for achieving the required results. A performance specification defines the functional requirements for the item, the environment in which it must operate and interface and interchangeability characteristics. (Ref: MIL-STD-961)
2.3.24 Physical Configuration Audit (PCA). The formal examination of the “as built” configuration of an item against its technical documentation to establish or verify the configuration item’s product baseline.
2.3.25 Product Drawings. Engineering drawings which provide the design, engineering, manufacturing and quality support information necessary to permit a competent manufacturer to produce an interchangeable item which duplicates the physical and performance characteristics of the original design without additional design engineering or recourse to the design activity.
2.3.26 Reference Documents. Documents that contain required engineering data that is too voluminous to be placed upon the drawing or are applicable to more than one item, process, or material.
2.3.27 Shipping List. A shipping list is a tabulation of all documents included in a delivery or shipment.
2.3.28 Special Test Equipment (STE) (also called Special Inspection Equipment (SIE)). Either single or multipurpose integrated test units engineered, designed, fabricated, or modified to accomplish special purpose testing in performing a contract. It consists of items or assemblies of equipment that are interconnected and interdependent so as to become a new functional entity for testing purposes (FAR 45.101).
2.3.29 Special Tooling. Unique tooling which is mandatory to the manufacture of an acceptable item. It differs from tooling designed to increase manufacturing efficiency in that the use of the special tool imparts some characteristic to the item which is necessary for satisfactory performance and cannot be duplicated through other generally available manufacturing methods. Examples of special tooling would be jigs, dies, fixtures, molds, patterns and other equipment or manufacturing aids that absolutely must be used to produce a satisfactory item.
2.3.30 Specifications. A specification is a document prepared specifically to support acquisition which clearly and accurately describes the essential technical requirements for purchasing material. Procedures necessary to determine that the requirements for purchased items, materials, and processes covered by the specifications have been met shall also be included. (The term “specification” is also used to describe the requirements specified on a drawing or other contractually binding document, such as the material, dimensions and tolerances, surface texture, finish, heat treatment, physical, and other requirements.)
2.3.31 Standard Microcircuit Drawing. A Government unique drawing type used to define the physical and performance characteristics of commercial microcircuits in Federal Supply Class 5962 used in military applications.
2.3.32 Standardization Directory (SD-1). A document issued quarterly that identifies standardization responsibility assignments by Federal Supply Classes and Standardization Areas and provides the addresses of the military offices, federal civil agencies, and non-Government standards bodies participating in the Defense Standardization and Specification Program (DSSP).
2.3.33 Standardization Document. A document, such as a specification, standard or handbook developed for the purpose of standardizing item, materials, processes or procedures.
2.3.34 Standards and Specifications. As used herein, includes all non-Government standards, Federal and Military Standards and Specifications, Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs), Standardized Military Drawings (SMDs) and Purchase Descriptions (PDs) which describe the essential technical requirements for purchased items materials and processes.
2.3.35 Tailoring of the Specification. A process of consideration by the procuring activity to determine the selection of data for the appropriate level and types with possible downward tailoring of engineering drawings and associated lists in order to minimize the government’s need for drawings to support the following:
- Exploratory Development (bread board)
- Advanced Development (brass board)
- Engineering Development (service test)
- Production (prototype)
- Production
2.3.36 Technical Data. Recorded information, regardless of the form or method of recording, of a scientific or technical nature (including computer software documentation). The term does not include computer software or data incidental to contract administration, such as financial or management information. (DFARS Part 227).
2.3.37 Technical Data Package (TDP). The technical description of an item adequate for supporting an acquisition strategy, production, engineering, and logistic support. The description defines the required design configuration and procedures to assure adequacy of item performance. It consists of all applicable technical data such as drawings, models, associated lists, specifications, standards, performance requirements, quality assurance provisions, and packaging details.
2.3.38 Technical Data Package Document. A document that is part of a TDP element or TDP data management product.
2.3.39 Technical Data Package (TDP) Element. A TDP element is a data product that is an actual component of the TDP. A TDP element provides all or part of the design disclosure information necessary to define the item being documented by the TDP.
2.3.40 Technical Data Package (TDP) Data Management Product. A data product used to monitor and control the development and maintenance of the TDP. A TDP data management product contains information about the TDP rather than the item being documented.
2.3.41 TDP Drawing/Model Elements. The provision of necessary design disclosure information to the degree required for the drawing/model element selected listed as follows:
2.3.41.1 TDP Element, Conceptual Design Drawings/Models. (per DI-SESS-81001C) Drawings/models that disclose engineering design information sufficient to enable the evaluation of an engineering concept as meeting stated requirements. Formerly LEVEL 1 of DOD-D-1000 (models were not addressed in DOD-D-1000).
2.3.41.2 TDP Element, Developmental Design Drawings/Models & Limited Production Design. (per DISESS-81002D) Drawings/models that disclose sufficient design information to support the manufacture of a production prototype or a limited production model. Formerly LEVEL 2 of DOD-D-1000 (models were not addressed in DOD-D-1000).
2.3.41.3 TDP Element, Product Drawings/Models. (per DI-SESS-81000C) Drawings/models that disclose sufficient engineering definitions to enable any competent manufacturer to produce a quantity of items which are interchangeable with the original design without the need for:
- Additional product design effort.
- Additional design data.
- Recourse to the design activity.
(Formerly LEVEL 3 of DOD-D-1000 (models were not addressed in DOD-D-1000).
2.3.41.4 TDP Element, Commercial Drawings/Models. (per DI-SESS-81003C) Drawings/models that disclose information in support of end items that are commercially developed items, off-the-shelf items or items not developed at government expense.
2.3.41.5 TDP Element, Special Inspection Equipment (SIE) Drawings/Models. (per DI-SESS-81004C) Drawings/models prepared to provide the data required to permit the limited production of SIE which duplicates the physical and performance characteristics of the original SIE. SIE is also known as Special Test Equipment (STE).
2.3.41.6 TDP Element, Special Tooling Drawings/Models. (per DI-SESS-81008C) Drawings/models prepared to provide the data necessary to enable a competent manufacturer to produce an item which duplicates the physical and performance characteristics identical to those of the original tooling.
2.3.41.7 TDP Element, Specifications. (Per appropriate DID listed in MIL-STD-961) Specifications prepared as coordinated, limited coordination or “USED IN LIEU OF” limited coordination military specifications in accordance with MIL-STD-961.
2.3.41.8 TDP Element, Packaging. (Per appropriate DID listed in MIL-STD-2073-1.) Packaging requires the generation of a TDP containing packaging data in the Statement Of Work (SOW). See 2.3.41.9.
23.41.9 TDP Element, Special Packaging Instructions Drawings/Models. (New in MIL-DTL-31000C) Drawings/models prepared to provide the data required to manufacture special packaging which is mandatory to successfully produce and transport the item.
2.3.42 Verification. All examination tests and inspections necessary to verify that an item meets the physical and functional requirements for which it was designed, to verify that a component, part or subassembly will perform satisfactorily in its intended application, or that an item conforms to specified requirements.
