DI-TMSS-81815

Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Manuals

Establishes requirements for acquiring sample Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) manuals for evaluation and use, as is or with supplementation, to support COTS equipment used by DOD.

Approval DateMay 25, 2010

AMSC NumberN9138

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OPRSH/SEA 04L2

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DID Formatfree_text

963C CompliantNo

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

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Description & Purpose

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Use & Relationship

Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) manuals may be used as is or with supplementation to support COTS equipment used by DOD. This Data Item Description (DID) is used to acquire sample COTS manuals for evaluation and use.

This DID contains the format and content preparation instruction for the data product generated by the specific and discrete task requirement as delineated in the contract.

Preparation Instructions

1FormatThe COTS manual shall be presented in the contractor's format.

2ContentThe COTS manual shall contain all of the technical information required for the operation and maintenance of the commercial equipment in compliance with the contract and applicable Technical Manual Contract Requirement (TMCR).

3Media requirementThe manual shall be presented in an indexed Portable Document Format (iPDF) file for electronic COTS manuals. When applicable, paper manuals shall be clearly legible and on 8-1/2 x 11 inch plain bond paper.

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