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DEFINITION
Equipment publications cover the installation, operation, maintenance, training, and parts support of Army materiel, including firing tables (FTs) and trajectory charts (TJCs).
GENERAL INFORMATION/NARRATIVE
Equipment technical manuals (TMs), lubrication orders (LOs), modification work orders (MWOs), technical bulletins (TBs), supply bulletins (SBs), and supply catalogs (SCs) are examples of DA publications media used to provide these essential instructions. Equipment publications can be in the form of electronic technical manuals (ETMs), interactive ETMs (IETMs), or hardcopy (paper) TMs.
EQUIPMENT PUBLICATIONS CONCEPT. The equipment publications concept is a general idea of what types of publications need to be considered for a system. This broad idea is based on the type of equipment (tank, aircraft, communications, etc.) and on whether the type of equipment may exist in the commercial marketplace.
The technical and equipment publications proponent Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) must be furnished adequate system information by the Program Manager/Program Executive Office (PM/PEO) to determine whether equipment publications are required. End items that require simple instructions for wear, use, or adjustment and modest or insignificant repair parts do not require equipment publications. Combat gear that is worn (such as helmets, packs, and boots) and equipment that requires no electrical, mechanical, or chemical power may not require equipment publications.
The Commanding General (CG), Army Materiel Command (AMC), via the LCMC equipment publications proponent, is responsible to “prepare or procure by contract equipment publications that—(1) Are for items that have been type classified as standard or limited production. (2) Are intended for issue to the field. (3) Will require maintenance support at any level.
If the type of equipment may possibly be commercial off-the-shelf, then any commercial off-the-shelf manuals that exist will be evaluated in accordance with MIL-PRF-32216 to determine whether they are adequate, or will be adequate with supplementation, for the Soldier to use in operating and maintaining the equipment. If not, equipment publications will be produced in accordance with military standards and specifications. Equipment publications concept may also include media types.
The technical and equipment publications proponent LCMC must analyze all existing equipment systems, especially new acquisitions, to determine the best medium or mix of media for dissemination of operation and maintenance instructions. Electronic media will be used whenever possible. The draft solicitation document is provided for review to the Army Publishing Directorate (APD) and U.S. Army Materiel Command (USAMC) Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA) to ensure the publications portions of the contract comply with publications policy.
The responsible LCMC must coordinate with the user representative prior to contract award and throughout the publications preparation cycle. This coordination will ensure consideration of content and techniques to improve the use of the publication for training as well as for operation and maintenance of the equipment/system.
Required for: The equipment publications are required for all intended issue Army materiel items (i.e., supportable end items) requiring operation and maintenance support at any level. They are essential elements of the logistics support system for all materiel systems.
When Required: The equipment publications are an essential element of the system support package (SSP), which is a set of support elements that are used to determine the adequacy of the planned support capability. The SSP is provided by the PM and required for all materiel and information systems. As such, draft EPs must be available for evaluation during DT&E and OT&E and prior to the Logistics Demonstration (LD). The DA equipment publications are required to be available concurrently with the materiel fielding and first unit equipped date (FUED) and must be maintained for the life cycle of the system or equipment.
Responsibility: The PM is responsible for coordinating with the Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) technical publications element to ensure the right equipment publications requirements are included in the solicitation documents and contracts, and to ensure the accuracy and adequacy of equipment publications data and publications prior to Government acceptance of the system or equipment.
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AR 25-30, AR 700-127, AR 700-18, and AR 750-1.
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