scope:

This standard establishes criteria governing the preparation and employment of work breakdown structures for use during the acquisition of designated defense materiel items to display and define the products to be developed or produced.

The work breakdown structure requirements established by this standard are associated solely with the acquisition of defense materiel items (or major modifications) that are (a) established as an integral program element of the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), or (b) otherwise designated by the DoD Component or the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition). Specifically, it pertains to only those elements of research and development and investment that are applicable to contracted efforts.

This standard is to be used by both contractors and DoD Components (Government activities) in the development of work breakdown structures for the acquisition of defense materiel items.

Work breakdown structures in use on existing programs will continue to be used on these programs unless it is considered mutually advantageous to the Government and the contractor(s) to apply this standard. Approval for substitution should follow guidance in paragraph 4.1.1.

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