Specifications conforming to the requirements of this standard are intended for use as military standardization documents and are listed in the DoDISS. The general format described should also be considered for use in developing purchase descriptions and other non-DoDISS procurement specifications especially those which may be converted to a military standardization document at a later date.

This paragraph should include information relative to the use of the entity covered by the specification. If applicable, the differences among types, grades, and classes of entities in the specification should be explained. If there are any particular applications for which the entity is not well adapted, this information also may be included. This paragraph should not restate information that is covered in section 1, the Scope section.