AMCOM International Standardization Office
Standardization Document Management Government Industry Data Exchange Program Item Reduction Nomenclature Parts Management Aeronautical Design Standards
AMCOM Standardization Office

Standardization is an important element of the overall defense system and materiel management process. It includes tools, such as the systems engineering process, to identify those technical parameters necessary for acquisistion, support, and use of defense systems and materiel throughout the entire product life cycle.

Program Support

  • Plan, direct, advocate, and monitor the Defense Standardization Program (DSP)
  • Assign standardization responsibilities
  • Implement Document Management Activities (DMAs); which include: preparation and maintenance of DoD Specifications/standards and Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs), process and review of Item Reduction Studies (IRSs) and Missle Interchangeability Proposals (I/Ss), review and coordinate Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) Policies/Procedures and Alerts, process Nomenclature Requests and Type Designators, perform Parts Management Reviews, coordinate and review Aeronautical Design Standards (ADSs).
  • Provide DSP policies and procedures, and provide guidance to insure proper implementation
  • Submit standardization issues that require higher DoD-wide consideration to the Defense Standardization Council and implement decisions
  • Serve as the AMCOM's proponent for DoD standardization training courses

Standardization Policies & Procedures

DoD Manual 4120.24-M, Defense Standardization Program Policies and Procedures DoD 4120.24-m

Standardization Directory (SD) Links

Click here for all SD documents.

SD-1: Standardization Directory
SD-2: Buying Commercial & Nondevelopmental Items: A Handbook
SD-5: Market Research: gathering information about commercial products & services
SD-6: Provisions Governing Qualification (Qualified Products List)
SD-9: DoD Interaction with Nongovernment Standards Bodies...
(Note: this document is being updated to include guidance from the revised OMB Circular A-119.)
SD-10: Guide for Identification & Development of Metric Standards
SD-15: Performance Specification Guide
SD-18: Defense Standardization Program Guide for Part Requirements and Application...
(Read the Administrative Notice for Details on how to obtain a copy on CD-ROM)
SD-19: Life Cycle Cost Savings Through Parts Management...(New!)

Contact Information

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