DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: BILL OF MATERIALS (BOM) FOR DIMINISHING MANUFACTURING SOURCES
AND MATERIAL SHORTAGES MANAGEMENT
Number: DI-PSSS-81656A Approval Date: 20151026
AMSC Number: N9589 Limitation:
DTIC Applicable: No GIDEP Applicable: No
Preparing Activity: SA Project Number: PSSS-2015-011
Applicable Forms:
Use/relationship: The Bill of Materials (BOM) will provide information that can be used to
establish the production status of parts used in a system. The BOM will also provide Diminishing
Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) management essential information
that enables the identification, forecasting, mitigation, and management of Hardware and
Software obsolescence as a part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Program Manager’s Total
System Life Cycle Management responsibilities. The data will be used in DMSMS forecasting
tools to allow for standard and efficient sharing of information on common items.
This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format, content, and intended use of information
for the data product resulting from the work task described by the contract.
The data may be obtained during any program life cycle phase.
Requirements:
1. Format. The BOM shall be in a format similar to that of Figure 1.
2. Content. The BOM shall contain all of the information specified in Figure 1, with the path to
the system level identified using the part/Next Higher Assembly method detailed in the table.
All fields shall be included. Fields which do not require data shall be left blank. The information
shall be included to the lowest indenture level (component level) specified in the contract.
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