DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Form Approved
OMB NO.0704-0188
Public reporting burden for collection of this information is estimated to average 110 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate of Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302,
and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188), Washington , DC 20503.
1. TITLE
OPERATIONAL CONCEPT DESCRIPTION (OCD)
2. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
DI-IPSC-81430
3. DESCRIPTION/PURPOSE
3.1 The Operational Concept Description (OCD) describes a proposed system in terms of the user needs it will fulfill,
its relationship to existing systems or procedures, and the ways it will be used.
3.2 The OCD is used to obtain consensus among the acquirer, developer, support, and user agencies on the
operational concept of a proposed system. Depending on its use, an OCD may focus on communicating the user's
needs to the developer or the developer's ideas to the user and other interested parties. The term "system" may be
interpreted to apply to a portion of a system.
4. APPROVAL DATE
(YYMMDD)
941205
5. OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
EC
6a. DTIC APPLICABLE 6b. GIDEP APPLICABLE
7. APPLICATION/INTERRELATIONSHIP
7.1 This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instructions for the data product
generated by specific and discrete task requirements as delineated in the contract.
7.2 This DID is used when the developer is tasked to define and record the operational concept for a system.
7.3 The Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) (DD 1423) should specify whether deliverable data are to be
delivered on paper or electronic media; are to be in a given electronic form (such as ASCII, CALS, or compatible with a
specified word processor or other support software); may be delivered in developer format rather than in the format
specified herein; and may reside in a computer-aided software engineering (CASE) or other automated tool rather than
in the form of a traditional document.
7.4 This DID supersedes DI-IPSC-80689.
8. APPROVAL LIMITATION
Limited Approval from 12/5/94 through 12/5/96
9a. APPLICABLE FORMS 9b. AMSC NUMBER
N7073
10. PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
10.1 General instructions.
a. Automated techniques. Use of automated techniques is encouraged. The term "document" in this DID means a
collection of data regardless of its medium.
b. Alternate presentation styles. Diagrams, tables, matrices, and other presentation styles are acceptable
substitutes for text when data required by this DID can be made more readable using these styles.
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11. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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