MIL-PRF-85337 Manuals, Technical: Quality Assurance Program; Requirements ForThis specification establishes technical manual quality assurance \(TMQA\) requirements necessary to ensure the adequacy and accuracy of technical manual \(TM\) content through a coordinated contractor and Government program. Unless otherwise specified, the quality assurance \(QA\) requirements included in this specification apply to both printed/Portable Document Format \(PDF\) technical manuals and Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals \(IETMs\). Procedures are established for the development and implementation of a contractor program encompassing the conduct of TMQA program reviews, quality reviews, in-process reviews, adequacy reviews, validation, and verification requirements.

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MIL-PRF-85337B(AS)

S1000D

International Specification for Technical

Publications Utilizing a Common Source Data Base

(Copies of AL-855TM-GYD-000, NAVAIR 00-25-604, NAVAIR 00-25-700,

NAVAIRINST 4120.11 and NAVAIRINST 5600.9 are available from

https://mynatec.navair.navy.mil/. Copies of S1000D are available from www.s1000d.org.)

2.3 Order of precedence. Unless otherwise noted herein or in the contract, in the event of a

conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this

document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and

regulations unless a specific exception has been obtained.

3. REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Technical manual quality assurance program (TMQAP). A full or limited contractor

quality assurance program shall be required depending on the QA requirements cited in the

weapon system or equipment contract (see 6.2). When the weapon system or equipment contract

cites the Quality Management and Quality Assurance Standards ISO 9000 series, all QA

requirements provided in this specification shall be implemented. When the contract does not

cite the ISO 9000 series, a limited contractor quality assurance program shall be invoked (see

3.1.1). The contractor shall establish a TMQA program in accordance with the requirements of

this specification to ensure the development of technically accurate and complete TMs. A

TMQA program developed as a result of material generated by these requirements shall be

reviewed by the requiring activity for acceptance provided it satisfies the requirements of this

specification. The contractor's TMQA program shall encompass the accountability for and

development of quality control functions required for the management of the following TM

program elements:

a. Source data.

b. Intermediate product (see 6.3.2.6).

c. Graphics and illustrations.

d. IETM format, technical content, and functionality.

e. Printed and PDF TM format and technical content.

f. Presentation adequacy.

g. Multimedia justification, if applicable.

h. Validation (see 6.3.2.15).

i. Internal coordination.

j. Records.