Technical Mgt Resources & Tools

Configuration & Technical Data Management

• Acquiring and Enforcing the Government's Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Under Department of Defense Contracts: A Practical Handbook for Acquisition Professionals
• AFPAM 63-128 Integrated Life Cycle Management, Chapter 11 “Product and Software Data Across the Life Cycle”
• ANSI Y14.41 Digital Product Definition Data Practices
• Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time: Lessons Learned from Case Studies for Project, Program and Portfolio Managers
• ASSIST Quick Search
• Better Buying Power: Understanding and leveraging Data Rights in DoD Acquisitions
• Configuration and Data Management Support System (CADMSS)
• Configuration Data Managers Database-Open Architecture (CDMD-OA)
• Configuration Management ACQuipedia Article
• Configuration Management Information System/Aeronautical Time Cycle Management Program (CMIS/ATCM)
• Configuration Management Training (LOG 204)
• Configuration Management - DD Form 61 Request for Nomenclature
• Configuration Management - DD Form 1692 Engineering Change Proposal
• Configuration Management - DD Form 1694 Request for Variance
• Configuration Management - DD Form 1695 Notice of Revision
• Configuration Management - DD Form 1696 Specification Change Notice
• Configuration Management - DD Form 2617 Engineering Release Record
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-80463 Engineering Release Record
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-80639 Engineering Change Proposal
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-80640 Request for Deviation
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-80642 Notice of Revision
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-80643 Specification Change Notice
• Configuration Management DID - DI-MISC-80508 Technical Report–Study/Services
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-80858 Contractor’s Configuration Management Plan
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-81022 Configuration Audit Summary Report
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-81245 Installation Completion Notification (ICN)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-81248 Interface Control Document (ICD)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-ADMN-81249 Conference Agenda
• Configuration Management DID - DI-ADMN-81250 Conference Minutes
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-81253 Configuration Status Accounting Information
• Configuration Management DID - DI-CMAN-81218 Product Baseline Index (PBLI)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-80463D Engineering Release Record (ERR)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-80639D Engineering Change Proposal (ECP)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-80640D Request for Variance (RFV)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-80642D Notice of Revision (NOR)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-80643D Specification Change Notice (SCN)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-80858C Supplier's Configuration Management Plan
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81011 Drawing/Model Number Assignment Report
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81022D Configuration Audit Summary Report and Certification
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81245B Installation Completion Notification (ICN)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81248B Interface Control Document (ICD)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81253B Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) Information
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81343 Information Security Boundary Configuration Management Plan
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81646 Configuration Audit Plan
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81830 As-Built Configuration List-Common (ABCL-C)
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81856 Contractual Baseline Report
• Configuration Management DID - DI-SESS-81879 Configuration Item (CI) Documentation Recommendation (MIL-STD-3046)
• Data Item Descriptions (DID)
• Data Management Community of Practice (DM CoP)
• DoD 5010.12M Procedures for the Acquisition and Management of Technical Data
• DoD Open Systems Architecture Contract Guidebook for Program Managers [includes extensive Technical Data and Data Rights information]
• DAU LOG CoP Configuration Management Site
• Defense AT&L Magazine Article "The Myth of Data Rights" (Nov-Dec 2015)
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
• Department of the Navy Technical Data Management Information System (TDMIS)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.4) -- Open Systems Architecture
• DI-MISC-80000 Data Item Descriptions (DIDS)
• DI-SESS-80776A Technical Data Package
• IEEE-828-2012 - IEEE Standard for Configuration Management in Systems and Software Engineering (Fee Required)
• IEEE-1012-2012 - IEEE Standard for System and Software Verification and Validation (Fee Required)
• IEEE-1042-1987 - IEEE Guide to Software Configuration Management (Fee Required)
• IEEE-1059-1993- IEEE Guide for Software Verification and Validation Plans (Fee Required)
• Intellectual Property, Data Rights and Open Systems Architecture (OSA) Business Innovation Initiative
• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) General Tools Database
• INCOSE Systems Engineering Handbook (Fee Required)
• ISO 10007:2003 Quality Management Systems - Guidelines for Configuration Management [fee required]
• ISO/IEC 12207:2008 Systems and Software Engineering - Software Life Cycle Processes [fee required]
• Joint Configuration Management Information System (JCMIS)
• Joint Technical Data Integration (JTDI)
• MIL-HDBK-61A Configuration Management Guidance
• MIL-STD-963 Data Item Descriptions (DIDs)
• MIL-STD-3046 Configuration Management (Cancelled June 2015).
• MIL-STD-31000A Technical Data Packages (TDP)
• MIL-STD-40051-1A Preparation of Digital Technical Information for Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs)
• MIL-STD-40051-2A Preparation of Digital Technical Information for Page-Based Technical Manuals (TMs)
• Model Based Enterprise (MBE) [Non-DoD Site]
• Model Based Enterprise (MBE) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) [Non-DoD Site]
• Multi-User ECP Automated Review System (MEARS) [CAC access]
• NASA-STD-0005 NASA Configuration Management (CM) Standard
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) & DD1692 Resources
• Naval Air Technical Data & Engineering Center (NATEC) [CAC access]
• Naval Logistics Technical Data (NAVLOGTD) Repository [CAC access]
• Navy Program Support Data (PSD) Automated Reporting and Tracking System (PARTS) (CAC Required)
• Navy SMART-T Navy Technical Manual (TM) Acquisition and Development Requirements Definition Tool
• Navy Technical Manual Management Program (TMMP)
• Navy Technical Data Manual Management Information System (TDMIS)
• Navy Technical Manual Deficiency Evaluation Report (TMDER)
• NAVSEA Configuration Database Managers Database - Open Architecture (CDMD-OA) (CAC Required)
• NAVSEAINST 4130.12B Configuration Management (CM) Policy and Guidance
• NIST Special Publication 800-128 Guide for Security-Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems
• Open System Architecture (OSA)/Data Rights Business Case Guide and Templates
• Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) Integrated Data/Decision Environment (IDE)
• Software Development Tools and Technology Information Clearinghouse (SDTATIC)
• SAE EIA 836B Configuration Management Data Exchange and Interoperability [fee required]
• SAE EIA 649B Configuration Management Standard [fee required]
• SAE EIA-649-1 Configuration Management Requirements For Defense Contracts [fee required]
• SAE GEIA-HB-649 A Configuration Management Handbook [fee required]
• SAE GEIA-859A Data Management [fee required]
• SAE GEIA-HB-859 Implementation Guide for Data Management [fee required]

• SAE TechAmerica/ANSI GEIA-859-2009 Data Management [fee required]

• STANAG 4159 NATO Materiel Configuration Management Policy and Procedures for Multinational Joint Projects
• STANAG 4427 Introduction of Allied Configuration Management Publications (ACMPs)
• STANAG 4159 NATO Materiel Configuration Management Policy and Procedures for Multinational Joint Projects
• STANAG 4427 Introduction of Allied Configuration Management Publications (ACMPs)
• Technical Data & Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) References
• Technical Manual Application System (TMAPS)
• Value Engineering
• Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) ACQuipedia Article
• Value Engineering: A Guidebook of Best Practices and Tools (SD-24)
• Value Engineering (Systems Engineering Community of Practice Site)
• U.S. Air Force “Acquiring and Enforcing the Government's Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Under Department of Defense Contracts: A Practical Handbook for Acquisition Professionals”
• U.S. Air Force Product Data Acquisition (PDAQ) Resources & Tools (CAC Required)

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Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM)

• Affordable System Operational Effectiveness (ASOE) Model
• Air Force Instruction (AFI) 21-118 Improving Air and Space Equipment Reliability and Maintainability

• Army DA Pamphlet 700-56 Logistics Supportability Planning and Procedures in Army Acquisition (Appendix B “Supportability Metrics for ILS Elements”)

• Army Regulation (AR) 750-1 Army Materiel Maintenance Policy
• Army TM 5-698-2 Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) for Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Facilities

• Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time: Lessons Learned from Case Studies for Project, Program and Portfolio Managers

• Availability Key Performance Parameter (KPP) ACQuipedia Article
• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Institute
• CLE 301 Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Continuous Learning Module
• Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) [CAC access]

• Design Interface Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element (RAM References)

• DoD 4151.22M Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Manual

• DoD PBL Guidebook: A Guide to Developing Performance-Based Arrangements (Appendix F “PBL Metrics”)
• DoD Product Support Manager (PSM) Guidebook (Appendix B “Typical Supporting Performance Metrics")

• DoD Reliability, Availability, Maintainability-Cost (RAM-C) Report Manual
• DoD Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Overview
• e-Handbook of Statistical Methods
• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) General Tools Database
• Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) Manual, Appendix E, Enclosure B Guide for the Sustainment KPP (page B-E-1)
• Joint Services Wiring Action Group (JSWAG) [public site]
• Joint Services Wiring Action Group (JSWAG) [secure site - CAC access]
• LOG 103 Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) Distance Learning Training Course
• Maintainability Demonstration (M-Demo) ACQuipedia Article
• Marine Corps Order (MCO) 4000.57A Marine Corps Total Life Cycle Management (TLCM) of Ground Weapons, Equipment and Materiel
• Materiel Availability ACQuipedia Article
• Mean Downtime (MTD) ACQuipedia Article
• Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) ACQuipedia Article
• MIL-HDBK-217F(2) Reliability Prediction of Electronic Equipment

• MIL-HDBK-472 Maintainability Prediction

• MIL-STD-3034 Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Process
• NASA Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Guide for Facilities & Collateral Equipment
• NAVAIR Fundamentals of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Analysis Training
• NAVAIR Fundamentals of RCM Analysis Course PowerPoint Slides
• NAVAIR 00-25-403 Guidelines for the Naval Aviation Reliability-Centered Maintenance Process (01 July 2005)
• NAVAIR Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Homepage
• NAVAIR Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Management Brief PowerPoint Slides
• NAVAIR Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Compliance with SAE JA1011

• NAVAIR Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Failure Management Process
• NAVAIR Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Flowchart

• NAVAIRINST 4790.20A Reliability-Centered Maintenance Program
• OPNAVINST 3000.12a Operational Availability of Equipment and Weapons Systems
• PRISM®
• Product Support Analytical Tools Database
• Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) Community of Practice (CoP)
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Analysis ACQuipedia Article
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM): Establishing Preventive Maintenance Requirements Briefing
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Failure Management Process
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Flow Chart
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Manual
• Reliability Growth Planning Tools [limited to US Government organizations & their contractors]
• Reliability Engineer’s Toolbox
• Reliability, Maintainability, Quality, Supportability, and Interoperability (RMQSI) Community on Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) Site of DoD R&E Gateway (CAC Required)
• Reliability Key System Attribute (KSA) ACQuipedia Article
• S5000F International Specification for Operational and Maintenance Data Feedback
• SAE GEIA-STD-0009 Reliability Program Standard for Systems Design, Development and Manufacturing [fee required]
• SAE TA-HB-0009 Reliability Program Handbook [fee required]
• SAE AIR4896 “Recommended RMS (Reliability, Maintainability & Supportability) Terms & Parameters” [fee required]
• SAE AR5638 “RMS (Reliability, Maintainability & Supportability) Terms and Definitions” [fee required]
• SAE ARD50046 “RMS (Reliability, Maintainability & Supportability) Information Sourcebook” [fee required]
• SAE AS1390 “Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)” [fee required]
• SAE JA 1011 Standard “Evaluation Criteria for Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Processes” [fee required]
• SAE JA 1012 Guidebook “A Guide to the Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Standard” [fee required]
• SAE JA6097 “Using a System Reliability Model to Optimize Maintenance Costs: A Best Practices Guide”
• System Reliability Center (SRC) Reliability, Maintainability, Supportability and Quality Tools Directory
• U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA) Tools
• U.S. Army Material Systems Analysis Activity (AMSAA) Reliability Tools
• Web RCM.org (or also at WebRCM)

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Standards, Standardization, and Specifications

• Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) National Aerospace Standards
• Aerospace & Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD)
• Airlines for America (A4A)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• American Society for Quality (ASQ)
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
• Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time: Lessons Learned from Case Studies for Project, Program and Portfolio Managers
• ASSIST-Quick Search DoD Specifications and Standards
• British Standards Institution (BSI)
• British Standard BS 11000: Collaborative Business Relationships Standard
• Configuration Data Managers Database - Open Architecture (CDMD-OA)
• Data Item Descriptions (DID)
• Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Standards Program
• DLA Land and Maritime Sourcing and Qualifications Division [has information on qualification and Value Engineering]
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.4) -- Standardization
• DoD Defense Standardization Program
• DoD Information Technology Standards Registry (DISRonline) [CAC access]
• DoD Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Standards Vetting Tool
• DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP) for Military Specifications, Standards, and Related Publications
• Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA)
• Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA)
• Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)
• Guide to Specification Writing for U.S. Government Engineers
• International Electrotechnical Commission
• Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST)
• Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ISO 10303-239 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS)
• Military Specifications, Standards and Related Publications
• MILSPECS & Drawings
• National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Standards Coordination Office
• National Standards Systems Network
• NSSN: A National Resource for Global Standards
• Parts Standardization and Management Committee
• SAE International Standards
• S1000D International Specification for Technical Publications Using a Common Source Database
• S2000M International Specification for Materiel Management (Integrated Data Processing)
• S3000L International Specification for "Logistics Support Analysis" (Product Support Analysis)
• S4000P International Specification for Developing and Continuously Improving Preventive Maintenance
• S5000F International Specification for Operational and Maintenance Data Feedback
• S6000T International Specification for Training and Training Needs Analysis (TNA)
• S1000X Input Data Specification for S1000D (Future)
• S2000X Input Data Specification for S2000M (Future)
• S3000X Input Data Specification for S3000L (Future)
• S4000X Input Data Specification for S4000P (Future)
• S5000X Input Data Specification for S5000F (Future)
• S6000X Input Data Specification for S6000T (Future)
• ASD-STE100 International Specification for the Preparation of Maintenance Documentation in a Controlled Language (Simplified Technical English)
• SX001G Glossary for the S-Series ILS Specifications
• SX002D Common Data Model for the S-Series ILS Specifications
• SX000i International Guide for the use of the S-Series “Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Specifications” (Integrated Product Support)
• SX003X Compatibility matrix for the S-Series of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Specifications (Future)
• SX004G UML Model Readers Guidance (Future)
• SD-2: DoD Acquisitions: Buying Commercial Items and Non-developmental Items
• SD-5: Market Research: Gathering Information About Commercial Products and Services
• SD-9: DOD Guidance on Participating in the Development and Use of Non-Government Standards
• SD-10: Guide for Identification and Development of Metric Standards
• SD-15 DoD Guide for Performance Specifications
• SD-19: Parts Management Guide
• SD-22: Diminishing Manufacturing Sources & Material Shortages (DMSMS) Guidebook

• SD-23: Department of Defense Item Reduction Program

• SD-24: Value Engineering: A Guidebook of Best Practices and Tools
• Standardization Resources & References (DAU Systems Engineering CoP)
• Standards.Gov
• TechStreet
• TechAmerica Industry Standards

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Supportability Analysis

• Affordable System Operational Effectiveness (ASOE) Model
• ASD/AIA S3000L Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) International Standard
• ANSI/AIAA S-102.2.4-2009 “Performance-Based Product Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) Requirements” [fee required]
• Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time: Lessons Learned from Case Studies for Project, Program and Portfolio Managers
• CLE 301 “Reliability & Maintainability” Continuous Learning Module
• CLL 001 “Life Cycle Management & Sustainment Metrics” Continuous Learning Module
• CLL 008 “Designing for Supportability in DoD Systems” Continuous Learning Module
• CLL 012 “Supportability Analysis” Continuous Learning Module
• CLL 042 “Supportability Analysis Techniques, Procedures & Tools” Continuous Learning Module
• CLL 057 “Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) – Introduction” Continuous Learning Module
• CLL 058 “Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) – Theory & Principles” Continuous Learning Module
• COMPASS
• COMPASS Lite
• Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Chapter 5
• Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Para 2.8.7.4 Sustainment Strategy
• DEF STAN (U.K. Defence Standard) 00-60 Integrated Logistic Support
• Department of the Army (DA) Pamphlet 700–56 Logistics Supportability Planning and Procedures in Army Acquisition
• DI-ALSS-81529 & DI-ALSS-81530 Data Item Description (DID) Replacements
• DoD Integrated Product Support Roadmap Tool
• Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA) ACQuipedia Article
• Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) ACQuipedia Article
• International Standards Organization ISO 10303 AP239 Product Life Cycle Support (PLCS)
• Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) ACQuipedia Article
• LOG 211 “Supportability Analysis” Training Course
• Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) ACQuipedia Article
• MIL-HDBK-502A Product Support Analysis Handbook
• PowerLOG-J
• Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) Integrated Data/Decision Environment (IDE) ACQuipedia Article
• Product Support Analysis (MIL-HDBK-502A) ACQuipedia Article
• Product Support Analytical Tools Database
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Analysis ACQuipedia Article
• S3000L International Specification for Logistic Support Analysis
• Supportability
• Support Planning & Analysis Repository
• Supportability Analysis ACQuipedia Article
• Supportability Design Objectives ACQuipedia Article
• SAE GEIA-STD-0007-B Logistics Product Data [fee required]
• SAE GEIA-HB-0007B Logistics Product Data Handbook [fee required]
• SAE TAHB-0007-1 Logistics Product Data Reports Handbook [fee required]
• SAE TA STD-0017 Product Support Analysis [fee required]
• SAE AS1390 Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) [fee required]
• U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA) Tools

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Sustaining Engineering

• Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Testing Information Analysis Center
• Aerospace AS5553 Standard - Counterfeit Electronic Parts; Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition

• Affordable System Operational Effectiveness (ASOE) Model

• Air Force Instruction 63-1201 Life Cycle Systems Engineering
• Air Force Technical Order 00-35D-54 USAF Deficiency Reporting, Investigation & Resolution

• Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time: Lessons Learned from Case Studies for Project, Program and Portfolio Managers

• Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Institute
• Corrosion Prevention and Control Planning Guidebook for Military Systems and Equipment
• Critical Item Management
• Data & Analysis Center for Software (DACS)
• Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) Para 2.8.7.4 Sustainment Strategy

• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Accessibility (Section 508 Compliance)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Affordability - SE Trade-Off Analysis
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Anti-Counterfeiting (+LOG CoP: Counterfeit Prevention)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) (+LOG CoP: Corrosion Prevention & Control)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Critical Safety Item (CSI)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Demilitarization and Disposal
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) (+LOG CoP: DMSMS Knowledge Sharing Portal)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Human Systems Integration (HSI)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Insensitive Munitions
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Intelligence (Life-cycle Mission Data Plan (LMDP))
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Interoperability and Dependency (I&D)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Item Unique Identification (IUID) (+LOG CoP IUID)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Open Systems Architecture (OSA)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Operational Energy
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) (+LOG CoP: PHS&T)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Producibility, Quality & Manufacturing (PQM)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Engineering (+LOG CoP: Reliability, Availability & Maintainability)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Spectrum Management
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Standardization (+LOG CoP Standards & Standardization)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Supportability (+LOG CoP Supportability Analysis)
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- Survivability (including CBRN) & Susceptibility
• Design Considerations (DAG Chapter 4.3.18) -- System Security Engineering (SSE)

• DLA Sustaining Engineering
• DoD Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program
• DoD Systems Engineering
• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) General Tools Database
• Joint Spectrum Center (JSC)
• MIL-STD-881C Work Breakdown Structures for Defense Materiel Items
• Naval Systems Engineering Resource Center (NSERC) [CAC Access]
• Naval Systems Engineering Resource Center (NSERC) Tools Suite [CAC Access]
• Performance Specifications Guide (SD-15)
• Product Quality Deficiency Report (PQDR) Program (DLAR 4155.24/AR 702-7/AFI 21-115/SECNAVINST 4855.5A)

• S5000F International Specification for Operational and Maintenance Data Feedback

• SD-2: DoD Acquisitions: Buying Commercial Items and Non-developmental Items
• SD-5: Market Research: Gathering Information About Commercial Products and Services
• SD-10: Guide for Identification and Development of Metric Standards
• SD-15 DoD Guide for Performance Specifications
• SD-19: Parts Management Guide
• SD-22: Diminishing Manufacturing Sources & Material Shortages (DMSMS) Guidebook
• SD-24: Value Engineering: A Guidebook of Best Practices and Tools
• Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis
• Survivability / Vulnerability Information Analysis Center
• Sustaining Engineering Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element LOG CoP Site
• Sustaining Engineering References (Integrated Product Support [IPS] Element Guidebook)
• Sustaining Engineering References (DoD Logistics Assessment (LA) Guidebook)
• Sustaining Engineering References
• Sustaining Engineering References (Product Support Manager Guidebook)
• Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK)
• Systems Engineering Process (Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate)
• Systems Engineering Technical Reviews

• Technical Assessment Process

• Technical Assessment Checklists (for each Technical Review)
• Technical Slide Rule
• U.S. Air Force Center for Systems Engineering
• U.S. Air Force Software Technology Support Center (STSC)
• U.S. Army Software Engineering Center
• U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity
• Value Engineering
• Value Engineering: A Guidebook of Best Practices and Tools (SD-24)
• Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) ACQuipedia Article
• Value Engineering (Systems Engineering Community of Practice Site)
• Weapons Systems Technology Information Analysis Center

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