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PURPOSE

This document provides information to support a more effective DoD use of NGSs and participation in their development. To achieve this purpose, this document covers the following topics:

• The different types of NGSs and the organizations that develop them,

• General guidance and practices relative to DoD's involvement in developing or using NGSs,

• Criteria that should be considered regarding requirements and verification before developing an NGS or replacing an existing military or federal document with an NGS,

• The roles and responsibilities of DoD personnel when participating in NGS activities, and

• The meaning of DoD adoption of an NGS and its importance.

This document provides guidance to three key stakeholders:

• DoD participants (and their management), so that they may have a more thorough understanding of non-Government standards bodies (NGSBs), and their roles and responsibilities as participants in NGSB activities

• NGSBs, so that they might better understand DoD's practices and policies, especially related to the DoD NGS adoption process. NGSBs will gain understanding of the Defense Standardization Program (DSP) and learn how to interface with DoD in the development, adoption, and use of NGSs

• Defense industry and individual firms involved in standards development activities, so that they may consider the DoD market in their application of research and development (R&D) investment and the development of dual-use products.