DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
TITLE: FINISH SPECIFICATION
Number: DI-MFFP-81402A Approval Date: 20150831
AMSC Number: N9570 Limitation: N/A
DTIC Applicable: No GIDEP Applicable: No
Preparing Activity: AS Project Number: MFFP-2015-005
Applicable Forms: N/A
Use/relationship: The finish specification identifies the specific organic and inorganic surface
pretreatments, coatings, and sealants intended to be used for corrosion protection of the
materials identified in the corrosion prevention and control plan. The specification will be used
by the procuring activity to evaluate the adequacy of the finishes selected by the contractor in
meeting the specific design, performance, and operational requirements contained in military
specifications, standards, and appropriate systems specifications.
a. This DID contains the format and content preparation instructions for data resulting from the
technical requirements described in 4.2 of MIL-STD-1568.
b. This DID must be tailored to the specific system being acquired and the procuring activity’s
specific requirements.
c. This DID is applicable to any system acquisition that includes a requirement for a finish
specification in accordance with MIL-STD-1568. This includes MIL-STD-1530(USAF),
MIL-HDBK-1783, MIL-STD-1798, and MIL-STD-7179. (Copies of these documents are
available online at http://quicksearch.dla.mil
.)
d. This DID shall be used for the entire system and all major subsystems, including airframe,
avionics, engine, launch and recovery systems, mechanical subsystems, and support
equipment.
e. This DID is intended for use in conjunction with the corrosion prevention and control plan
DID numbered DI-MFFP-81403.
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
specified in the contract.
2. Format. The finish specification shall be in contractor’s format.
3. Content. The finish specification shall include the following data.
3.1 Scope paragraph. The scope paragraph shall contain statements as to the degree of
coverage encompassed by the document, for example, the entire system, parts thereof, spare
parts, standard parts, Government furnished equipment, and vendor supplied parts. It shall also
specify the type of protection in accordance with MIL-STD-7179.
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