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)

(20) Local engineering specifications.

(21) Manual change releases (MCRs).

(22) Technical manual source data records (TMSDRs).

(23) Technical publication deficiency reports (TPDRs).

(24) Technical manual evaluation reports (TMERs).

(25) Validation/verification comments.

(26) Design change notices (DCNs).

(27) Supply item change records (SICRs).

(28) Technical Manual Contract Requirement.

(29) Technical Manual Content and Product Plan.

b. Database control documents:

(1) Data recording and cataloging system developed.

(2) Management forms developed.

(3) Liaison with data release authority established.

(4) Procedure for ECP routing for TM input.

(5) Release schedule tracking documented.

(6) Liaison with design and training groups established and documented.

(7) Procedures for engineering review of draft material and sign-off developed.

3.2.3.1.3 Technical manual content and product plan or equivalent. The TM content and

organization shall be consistent with a TMCPP or task identification matrix, prepared in

accordance with the guidelines provided by NAVAIR 00-25-604 or NAVAIR 00-25-700. The

TMCPP or task identification matrix shall ensure that all required levels of maintenance are

sufficiently detailed and complete. The TMCPP is considered to be sufficiently detailed upon

agreement between the Government and the contractor. The TMCPP or task identification

matrix shall be in agreement with the logistic support analysis (LSA) task analysis data,

approved maintenance plan, and approved source, maintenance, and recoverability (SM&R)

codes.

3.2.3.1.4 Control of subcontractors and vendors. The contractor shall ensure the quality of

TMs prepared by subcontractors and suppliers.