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 Support to an NGSB

The total amount of DoD support to an NGSB should be no greater than that of equivalent private sector participants in that activity, except when it is in the best inter- est of DoD to develop or revise a standard and when its development or revision is unlikely to occur without DoD support. DoD support, subject to legal and budgetary authority, may include the following:

•  Direct financial support (e.g., memberships or contracts)

•  Administrative support (e.g., travel costs, hosting of meetings, or secretarial func- tions)

•  Technical support (e.g., cooperative testing for standards evaluation or participa- tion of DoD personnel in the activities of standards development groups)

•  Joint planning with NGSBs to facilitate a coordinated effort in identifying and developing needed standards

•  Participation of DoD or contractor personnel in standards activities.

DoD official participation on NGSBs does not connote DoD agreement with or endorsement of decisions reached by such bodies or of the standards approved and published by the NGSBs. However, official DoD participation provides an inherent constituency for NGS adoption because the DoD representative who participates in the NGSB process is normally the DoD coordinator for the adoption process.

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