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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The Government chairman will identify other participants based on technical specialty, user

identity, TM application, and specific objectives of the conference. Additional Government

responsibilities and attendees are provided in NAVAIRINST 5600.9.

3.2.1.1.2 Contractor attendees and responsibilities. The contractor shall prepare for the

conferences to ensure that the Government understands and concurs with the contractor TMQA

program plan. Contractor representation at the conferences shall include the following members

as appropriate:

a. QA personnel.

b. Technical publications personnel.

c. Representatives from engineering, product support, and contract administration, as

required.

3.2.1.2 Program plan acceptance. The Government will furnish written notice of the

acceptability of the contractor's TMQA program plan.

3.2.1.3 Program plan implementation. The contractor is responsible for the implementation

of the TMQA program plan (see 6.3.2.14).

3.2.2 QA program organization. The contractor's QA program organization shall have well-defined

responsibility, authority, and the organizational freedom to identify and evaluate QA problems and to

recommend and initiate solutions.

3.2.3 QA program functions. All TM elements and processes shall be evaluated by

contractor and Government QA personnel at various stages of development, by any or all of the

following QA program functions:

a. Guidance and quality planning conferences (see 3.2.1.1).

b. Adequacy reviews (see 6.3.2.1).

c. In-process reviews (see 6.3.2.7).

d. Quality program reviews (see 6.3.2.9).

e. Quality reviews (see 6.3.2.10).

f. Validation (see 6.3.2.15).

g. Verification (see 6.3.2.16).

3.2.3.1 Quality reviews. During TM development and production, the contractor shall

perform reviews of the TM and of all the constituent elements and processes. The reviews shall

be used to assess compliance with the TMQA program plan and provide for corrective action.