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

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Plan, direct, advocate, and monitor the Defense Standardization Program (DSP)
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Assign standardization responsibilities
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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).
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Provide DSP policies and procedures, and provide guidance to insure proper
implementation
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Submit standardization issues that require higher DoD-wide consideration to the
Defense Standardization Council and implement decisions
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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
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| SD-6: |
Provisions Governing Qualification (Qualified Products List)
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| SD-9: |
DoD Interaction with Nongovernment Standards Bodies...
(Note: this document is being updated to include guidance from the revised OMB
Circular A-119.)
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| SD-10: |
Guide for Identification & Development of Metric Standards
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| SD-15: |
Performance Specification Guide
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| 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)
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| SD-19: |
Life Cycle Cost Savings Through Parts Management...(New!)
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Contact Information

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