DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Form Approved
OMB No. 0704-0188
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1. TITLE
2. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
3. DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE
4. APPROVAL DATE
(YYMMDD)
5. OFFICE OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY (OPR) 6a. DTIC APPLICABLE
6b. GIDEP APPLICABLE
7. APPLICATION / INTERRELATIONSHIP
8. APPROVAL LIMITATION
9a. APPLICABLE FORMS
9b. AMSC NUMBER
10. PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
11. DISTRIBUTION
Previous editions are obsolete.
DD Form 1664, APR 89 (EF)
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Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Manual and Associated Supplemental
Data
DI-TMSS-80527A
A COTS manual contains technical information on the assembly, installation, operation, parts, and maintenance
of commercial equipment. this type of manual is published by the manufacturer and furnished to the purchaser
usually at no cost.
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A/AMXLS-AP
1. This data item is invoked when it has been determined that the manufacturer's manual is acceptable, as
published or with minor changes, for Government use.
2. This data item description is to be used to acquire acceptable commercial off-the-shelf manuals or to acquire
supplemental data.
3. This data item description supersedes DI-TMSS-80527 and DI-TMSS-80528.
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1. The manual shall contain all technical information on the assembly, installation, operation, parts, and
maintenance of commercial equipment.
2. The manual may be supplemented with existing data to comply with the contract.
3. The basic manual shall be in the contractor's format. Supplemental data shall be in the format specified by the
contracting activity. MIL-HDBK-1221 may be used as guidance.
4. The manual and supplemental data shall be clearly legible and on paper of sufficient quality for long term use.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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