TARDEC TDP Instructions | Last Updated: September 4, 2012 |
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Introduction Technical Data Packages (TDPs) published at this web site are items currently open for competitive secondary item procurements. An index of these items and solicitations can be found at the ACC - Warren Procurement Network http://contracting.tacom.army.mil TDPs will be made available for on line viewing between the issue date and closing date as indicated. TDPs may be downloaded and saved to your system for off line viewing. What is displayed in your web browser when viewing a TDP is the Technical Data Package List (TDPL). This is a list of technical data required to manufacture, inspect and package the item under procurement. There are links on the TDPL to the image files of this data. Viewing a Technical Data Package (TDP) On Line There is a navigation frame at the bottom of the TDPL which provides an easy method to move to the different sections of the TDPL. This may be helpful for large TDPs. Description of TDPL
Under this heading on the TDPL you will find links to drawings and documents files. At a minimum you will find raster type files which can be identified by their extension (C4 or PDF). In addition, when available, vector type files will also be provided. Vector type files are files typically used by Computer Aided Drafting and Design applications. There are too many file types and applications to list here. You can typically determine what the file type is based on its file extension. There are many sources on the web (i.e. http://filext.com/, http://extsearch.com/) with information that will help you identify the file type. It will be left up to you as to which format you wish to use.
Downloading TDPs for Off Line Viewing You are responsible for managing the files that comprise TDP's you have downloaded. Each TDP downloaded should have it's own directory. It is recommended that a directory be created on your hard drive for the TDPs you download i.e. "C:\TDPS" with a sub directory for each TDP downloaded, i.e. "C:\TDPS\TDP1", "C:\TDPS\TDP2". You can use any naming convention. Both a zip and self extracting files are provided. If you have an extraction program, such as pkunzip you may save a little download time by selecting/clicking on ZIP from the navigation frame. Click on ZIPor Self Extract to download the TDP. To view a TDP from your hard drive open the file TDPL.HTM with your web browser. Saving Selected Images/Drawings You may save a specific image from a TDP by placing the mouse cursor over the link and pressing the right mouse button. From the drop down menu select "Save Target As.." and choose a location and filename of your preference.
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