SD-2 Dod Acquisitions Buying Commercial Items And Nondevelopmental ItemsThis document offers guidance on acquisitions involving all types of commercial and nondevelopmental items: systems, subsystems, assemblies, parts, and items of supply. Commercial services are also addressed.This document does not present a “cookbook” approach to the acquisition of commercial and nondevelopmental items; such an approach could not accommodate the vast array of potential applications. It does offer lessons learned and things to consider when participating on an integrated product team.

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Electromagnetic Compatibility

Electromagnetic compatibility problems can present a potentially hazardous situation, resulting in loss of life, damage to hardware, or degradation of mission performance.Therefore, the test and evaluation program must address the electromagnetic compatibility of a commercial item or NDI when compatibility is a requirement of the DoD mission or environment.The criteria for evaluating electromagnetic compatibility are the same as for a development program.

Many approaches can be taken to gather valid data for assessing an item's electromagnetic compatibility. For example, the IPT can ask the manufacturer to provide any electromagnetic compatibility analyses performed during design and development of the item.When quantita- tive data are not available, the IPT could try assessing relative electromagnetic compatibility values.These approaches and others should be used to obtain enough electromagnetic compati- bility data upon which to support a decision to use a commercial item or NDI.

If the data available are insufficient to resolve electromagnetic compatibility issues, the item should be tested to ensure satisfactory performance when high electromagnetic levels exist and to ensure safety when safety factors differ from the design environment.

When data or tests demonstrate that candidate commercial items or NDIs cannot meet elec- tromagnetic compatibility requirements, the IPT should consider the following actions:

•  Review mission profiles to determine if the demonstrated electromagnetic compatibility values of a candidate commercial item or NDI are acceptable

•  Shield or isolate the item

•  Modify the item to correct electromagnetic compatibility problems (such modifications can be time consuming and costly)

•  Tailor the electromagnetic compatibility program for acquisition of commercial items based on the information gathered during market and life-cycle analysis.

Verification of Quality Assurance

The quality of commercial and nondevelopmental items is a central issue throughout the acqui- sition life cycle. Quality assurance improves the likelihood that high-quality items will be pro- duced and that they will systematically and reliably satisfy customer requirements.

Quality assurance encompasses quality of design, prevention of defects, and quality of confor- mance, or the extent to which the item conforms to the design criteria or requirements.To put it another way, quality assurance refers to planned and systematic production processes that pro- vide confidence in a product's suitability for its intended purpose. Quality assurance includes

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