DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: HUMAN ENGINEERING PROGRAM PLAN
Number: DI-HFAC-81742A Approval Date: 20120313
AMSC Number: N9245 Limitation: N/A
DTIC Applicable: N/A GIDEP Applicable: N/A
Office of Primary Responsibility: AS/AIR 4.6
Applicable Forms: N/A
Use/relationship: The Human Engineering Program Plan (HEPP) describes the contractor’s
Human Engineering program, identifies its elements, and describes how these elements will be
managed and coordinated with other program elements.
a. This Data Item Description (DID) contains format and content instructions for
preparing the HEPP in response to applicable tasks in the contract Statement of Work
(SOW).
b. Where cited below, users refer, as applicable, to operators, maintainers, trainers, support
personnel (including transporters), and manufacturers.
c. Human Engineering supports the Human Systems Integration initiative by designing
systems that capitalize on and do not exceed the abilities of the intended user
population.
d. This DID supersedes DI-HFAC-81742.
Requirements:
1. Reference documents. The applicable issue of the documents cited herein, including their
approval dates and dates of any applicable amendments, notices, and revisions, shall be as
cited in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST)
database at the time of the solicitation.
2. Format. The HEPP format shall be contractor selected and contain all the content elements
described below as tailored by paragraph 3. Unless effective presentation would be
degraded, the format used initially shall be used for subsequent submissions. Revisions
shall be clearly indicated in a manner consistent with standard editorial practices.
3. Tailoring. The HEPP DID shall be tailored to reflect the SOW, system specification, and
phase of development. Any proposed tailoring shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-963
(i.e., downward only) and identify the DID paragraph, the proposed change(s), and a
rationale. Tailoring specified by the procuring agency shall also be included. If no
tailoring is proposed beyond that specified by the procuring agency, this shall be stated.
4. Content. The HEPP shall contain the information described in the following paragraphs.
a. Front matter. Table of contents; lists of tables, figures, and appendices, as applicable;
and a list of acronyms and abbreviations.
b. Overview.
i. Provide the HEPP purpose and scope. Briefly describe the system, its concept of
operations, mission, human role(s), operational environment, predecessor system(s)
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