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D.1 SCOPEMIL-HDBK-29612-1AAPPENDIX DCONTRACTOR INTEGRATED TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICESFOR TRAINING DATAD.1.1 Scope. This appendix provides guidance for the determination of CITIS requirementsfor a training program acquisition. It also provides guidance for the development of CITISrequirements to be in included in a Request For Information/Request For Proposal (RFI/RFP).D.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTSThis section is not applicable to this appendix.D.3 DEFINITIONSThe definitions in MIL-HDBK-29612-4 apply to this appendix.D.4 INTRODUCTION TO CITISD.4.1 Introduction to CITIS. The CITIS, as its name implies, is a service not a product.CITIS, in whatever form it takes, plays an important part in the implementation of the overallIDE because it furnishes a single entry point for authorized Government access to contractorgeneratedCDRL data. The term “CITIS” refers to any contractor-developed and maintainedservice to provide electronic access and/or delivery of Government-procured contractuallyrequired information. CITIS, in whatever form it takes, plays an important part in theimplementation of the overall IDE because it furnishes a single entry point for authorizedGovernment access to contractor-generated CDRL data. According to DoD 5000.2-R, paragraph3.3.4.5: “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.”Program managers should give preference to use of CITIS for performing the functions ofupdating, storing, controlling, reproducing, and distributing data items.D.4.1.1 Benefits of CITIS. CITIS exemplifies the Standard Digital Data (SDD) philosophyof creating data once and using it many times. It also facilitates the SDD concept of "shareddata", and it standardizes functional characteristics of the data to facilitate its usage by a widevariety of different users. The primary advantages of using CITIS are:90