SD-9 Dod Guidance On Participating In The Development And Use Of Non-Government StandardsThe purpose of this document is to promote more effective DoD use of nongovernment standards NGSs and participation in their development.To achieve this purpose, this document describes the different types of NGSs and the organizations that develop them, provides general guidance and practices relative to DoD┬┐s involvement in developing or using NGSs, identifies criteria that should be considered regarding requirements and verification before developing an NGS or replacing an existing military or federal document with an NGS, clarifies the roles and responsibilities of DoD personnel when participating in NGS activities, and explains the meaning of DoD adoption of an NGS and its importance.

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DoD Policy

DoD policy for NGS participation and use and the procedures for adoption are in DoD 4120.24-M, Defense Standardization Program Policies and Procedures. It is DoD poli- cy to use NGSs and to participate in NGSBs to better access and integrate with com- mercially developed technologies and products. In using NGSs, the Department gives preference to performance standards (when they satisfy requirements) in lieu of pre- scriptive standards.

The Department is committed to increased defense contractor productivity and improved acquisition efficiency. Standardization documents play an important role in this context and must be selected and properly applied with this objective in mind. Within this acquisition environment, using NGSs makes sense, because it is more eco- nomical than developing military-unique standards and it promotes development of dual-use technology. Using NGSs frees scarce DoD resources for use on other priori- ties. DoD use of an NGS may consist of directly using the NGS document in acquisi- tion, referencing the NGS in a Government document, or reproducing portions of the NGS, with permission, in a Government document.

The Department is not the only beneficiary when it uses NGSs.The NGSBs also benefit from DoD adoption and use of their documents. DoD's scientists and engi- neers, many of whom are leaders in their fields, offer valuable contributions through their participation in NGS development. Adoption by DoD broadens the use of an NGS directly through defense contracts and indirectly through the added visibility provided by its inclusion in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST), which is an online repository and management database of specifications and standards developed and adopted by DoD.

The benefit to DoD and to the nation is the leveraging that occurs when experts from laboratories, manufacturers, users, academia, consumers, and others come together to cooperatively apply their knowledge.The result is usually a better standard than any- one could have produced alone. Its value is measured by the agreements documented, the consensus achieved, and the intellectual property recorded.

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