DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: Technical Manual Validation Plan
Number: DI-TMSS-81818 Approval Date: 20100525
AMSC Number: N9141 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 (TM) Validation Plan defines the contractor’s
methods, procedures, controls, and resources that will be used to accomplish validation of the
TM(s) being procured and developed. The plan is submitted to the Government for review and
acceptance prior to 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.
The following DID should be considered when TMs are being procured: DI-TMSS-81819, TM
Validation Certificate.
Requirements:
1. Format. The TM Validation Plan shall be presented in the contractor’s format.
2. Content. The TM Validation Plan shall contain the scope of the validation effort including
the methods, procedures, controls, and resources that will be used by the contractor to
accomplish validation of TMs to ensure their technical adequacy, accuracy, and compliance with
the provisions of the contract and Technical Manual Contract Requirement (TMCR). The plan
shall also include the following:
a. Name and address of contractor and contract number.
b. Submittal date for the plan.
c. Identification of TMs to be validated. Include applicable TMCR number(s), TM
identification number(s), and title(s) of the TM(s) to be validated.
d. Document Type Definition (DTD) Public Identifier(s) used to develop the TM(s) covered
by the plan.
e. The maintenance level(s) of the TM(s) to be validated (organizational, intermediate,
and/or depot-level).
f. For TM revisions, identify the areas of the TM containing the revised material to be
validated.
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