2.9 GOVERNMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS.
2.9.1 Selection of Specifications and Standards. Excluding construction or architect-service, the Department of Defense generally controls the selection of specifications and standards for the design of items, materials and processes.
2.9.2 Omission of Selection of Specifications and Standards. Whenever a contract does not explicitly state specifications or standards to be used, the choice of an applicable specification or standard is the responsibility of the design activity.
2.9.3 Transition from DOD-D-1000 or MIL-T-47500 to MIL-DTL-31000. If contractor drawings and commercial practices are acceptable and consistent with the contractual, design, and logistics intent, drawings in support of new programs may be required to conform to ASME Y14.100. The degree of conformance to ASME Y14.100 is a contractual issue guided for the most part by the program objectives. If there is a requirement for DoD unique practices, the Appendices A thru E of ASME Y14.100-2004, in part or in whole, shall be used in conjunction with ASME Y14.100. Requirements for format of specific drawing types (previously Chapter 200, MIL-STD-100) should refer to ASME Y14.24, requirements for associated lists (previously Chapter 700, MIL-STD-100) should make reference to ASME Y14.34M and requirements for revising Engineering Drawings and Associated Documents (previously Chapter 400, MIL-STD-100) should make reference to ASME Y14.35M, Although ASME Y14.24, ASME Y14.34M and ASME Y14.35M are referenced documents in ASME Y14.100, direct reference in response to the needed requirement is preferred.
2.9.4 Use of Government Standard (NGS) When a Non- Government Standard Does Not Exist. Broad areas of the subject matter of MIL-STD-100 have been incorporated into non-Government standard ASME Y14.100 as replacements. However, some needed NGSs are not available or fail to support basic document preparation requirements. To overcome this condition the DoD Program Office and buying commands may invoke a MIL-SPEC or MIL-STD as needed – the need to prepare a “Waiver” for approval to use a government specification or standard has been eliminated. Past issues of documents, such as superseded revisions to MIL-STD-100, may be used in attempting to establish the needed detail for entry into the statement of work. The now unnecessary “Waiver” form from the DRM 10th edition has been moved to non-Mandatory APPENDIX C, FIGURE 2C-1. Also see PREFACE 1 to SECTION 2 for changes that led to the elimination of waiver requirements.
2.9.5 Alternative Method to Avoid Use of a Government Standard When a Replacement Non-Government Standard (NGS) Does Not Exist.
- Document the needed requirements directly in the Statement of Work (SoW).
- An existing government specification or standard can be cited by the buying commands for guidance only, or the contractor may submit the same request when a suitable replacement non-government standard does not yet exist.
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