The United States Defense Standards,
often called Military Standard, (MIL-STD), or Military Specification
(MIL-SPEC), are used to help achieve standardization
objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Defense Standards are also used by other non-Defense government
organizations, technical organizations, and industry.
This article discusses
definitions, history, and usage of Defense Standards. Related documents,
such as Defense Handbooks and Defense Specifications are also addressed.
Locating Defense Standardization Program Documents
Defense
Standardization Program (DSP) Documents include defense or federal specifications or standards, military
handbooks, commercial item descriptions, qualified product and manufacturers
lists, guide specifications, data item descriptions,
international standardization agreements and DoD notices of adoption of
non-Government standards. Most DSP documents are available from one of
the applications listed below, each of which is updated each workday and
accesses data from the ASSIST database, the
official source for the latest DSP documents.
Defense Standardization Program (DSP) documents not
available in PDF format may be ordered using the following resources:
ASSIST Shopping Wizard
(http://assist.daps.dla.mil)
lets users search for documents similar to the ASSIST Quick Search. Rather
than download documents directly, however, Shopping Wizard generates orders
to be filled by the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP). The DODSSP will ship
users CD-ROM collections of documents in Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF) or single copies of documents that are only available in paper format.
There is no charge to use the Shopping Wizard; however, users must register
for a separate customer account by completing the
Shopping Wizard registration form. Users needing specialized collections
or having other unique requirements should contact the DODSSP directly, as
described below.
The
DODSSP (http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil)
maintains the ASSIST database and offers document collections in a variety
of media, to include copies of DSP documents not available in digital
format. Although most products are free to DoD customers, and others
products are free to all customers, some services may require payment of a
fee. Although we suggest ordering with the ASSIST Shopping Wizard, you may
also order documents by phoning the DODSSP Customer
Service Desk, 215-697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST.
Caution regarding DoD Specifications and Standards on some Web sites:
If you search the Web for
military specifications and standards using one of the many Web search
engines, you may find many websites that post DSP documents. Often these are
industry or other DoD sites where copies of documents may have been posted
to serve the interests of a specific group of users. Since not all Web pages
are regularly maintained, please be aware that DSP documents downloaded from
some sites may not be current. Unless you specifically want a
historical document, you should consult an official index (such as the
ASSIST applications listed above), to ensure the document
you've downloaded is current.
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Acquisition Policy Center
Defense
Procurement, Acquisition Policy, and Strategic Sourcing
Diminishing
Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) Knowledge Sharing
Portal
DoD
Information Technology Standards Registry (DISRonline) (CAC card
required for access)
Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP)
Defense
Standardization Related
Acquisition
Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST)
Army Standardization Program
Monmouth Team C4IEWS Specifications and Standards
Department of
Defense Single Stock Point (DODSSP)
DSCC Document Standardization Unit (has DSCC Standard Drawings)
DSCC Sourcing and Qualification Unit (has information on
qualification and Value Engineering)
Navy
Lakehurst Systems Standardization and Parts Management
Parts Standardization and Management Committee
Other Government
Standards Organizations
Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Standards Program
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Standards
NASA Technical
Standards Program
National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Standards.Gov
Non-Government
Standards (NGS) Bodies and Industry Associations
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