DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: BILL OF MATERIALS (BOM) FOR LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
MANAGEMENT
Project Number: PSSS-2016-021
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.
The BOM will also provide logisticians and supply chain risk managers with additional data they
require to ensure supportability requirements and supply chain risks are identified or mitigated
during the development of a system.
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.
This DID supersedes DI-PSSS-81656A.
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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