department of defense handbook guidance for acquisition ... - NAVAIR

MIL-HDBK-29612-1Ac. Optical media is used here as a generic term to include Compact Disk-Read OnlyMemory (CD-ROM), Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM), and rewriteable disk. Thesemedia are not yet as widely implemented as magnetic disk, but the percentage of personalcomputers with CD-ROM drives is increasing rapidly. Optical media are ideal for massdistribution and archival purposes for large volumes of data.C.5.9.2 On-line access/delivery. The contract may provide for on-line access through theuse of CITIS services or other similar information management services. According to DoD5000.2-R: “Beginning in FY97, all new contracts shall require on-line access to, or delivery of,their programmatic and technical data in digital form, unless analysis shows that life-cycle timeor life-cycle costs would be increased by doing so. Preference shall be given to on-line access tocontractor developed data through contractor information services rather than data delivery.” If afull CITIS is used, MIL-STD-974 provides information concerning core and tailorable CITISfunctions that the SOW/SOO must specify and the contract must list as contract line items.Telecommunication networks also provide an excellent opportunity to establish commonpractices for the exchange of data. The acquisition manager must consider taking advantage ofthis opportunity for program administration process improvements. Acquisition managers canachieve on-line delivery via two methods:a. Delivery of CDRL items from a contractor to a Government repository viatelecommunications download, orb. On-line access, which allows the acquisition program to store and maintain data items ata contractor’s site for retrieval and display via telecommunications using a Governmentterminal, personal computer, or workstation.C.5.10 Sample GCO. Actual content, format, and depth of coverage will be dependent onthe scope and nature of the training program acquisition. Figure 5 provides a sample GCO forstandard digital data for training. The text within Figure 5 is not meant to be representative of anactual GCO, but is shown for illustrative purposes only.78