DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: Technical Manual Quality Assurance (TMQA) Program Plan
Number: DI-TMSS-81817 Approval Date: 20100525
AMSC Number: N9140 Limitation: N/A
DTIC Applicable: N/A GIDEP Applicable: N/A
Office of Primary Responsibility: SH/SEA 04L2
Applicable Forms: N/A
Use/Relationship: The Technical Manual Quality Assurance (TMQA) Program Plan provides
the Government program manager with details of the contractor’s TMQA program including the
organization, planning, and data control to be performed on TMs being procured. The plan is
submitted to the Government for review and acceptance prior to the development of the TM(s).
This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instruction for the
data product generated by the specific and discrete task requirement as delineated in the contract.
This data item shall not be procured when this information is provided by any other document
supplied by the same contractor. Once established and approved, a contractor’s TMQA Program
Plan may be reapplied to support additional TM tasks; however, a revised plan should be
procured when required to ensure the Plan is maintained current.
The following DIDs should be considered when TMs are being procured: DI-TMSS-81818, TM
Validation Plan; and DI-TMSS-81819, TM Validation Certificate.
Requirements:
1. Format. The TMQA Program Plan shall be presented in the contractor’s format.
2. Content. The TMQA Program Plan shall include a cover page identifying the following:
a. TM project/program name covered by the plan.
b. TMCR number(s), TM identification number(s), and title(s) of the TM(s) covered by the
plan.
c. Document Type Definition (DTD) Public Identifier(s) used to develop the TM(s) covered
by the plan.
d. Submittal date for the plan.
e. Name and address of contractor and contract number.
2.1 The TMQA Program Plan shall contain the scope and approach of the contractor’s TMQA
program. It shall also identify the contractor’s TM processes from the initial collection of source
data through the final product delivery and acceptance by the Government. The plan shall
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