scope:

Use/relationship: Logistics Product Data (LPD) comprises the support and supportrelated engineering and logistics data acquired from contractors generated as a result of the product support analysis conducted during the design, development, and initial fielding of a system or end item that the requiring authority needs to develop their internal materiel management processes. This includes data for maintenance planning, logistics design requirements, reliability and maintainability, system safety, maintenance engineering, support and test equipment, training and training devices, manpower and skills, facilities, transportation, supply support, parts packaging, initial provisioning, cataloging, item management and in-service feedback.

a. This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instructions for Logistics Product Data required by Section 2 and Appendix A of GEIA-STD-0007, Logistics Product Data.

b. This DID is applicable to the acquisition of military systems, equipment and components. It is not intended that all the requirements contained herein should be applied to every program. This DID should be tailored to the minimum requirements of the applicable contract or purchase order.

c. The delivery method (e.g., on-line access, compact disk, DVD, etc.) are left to the discretion of the requiring authority and the contractor.

d. When contracting for Provisioning Data using Appendix D of GEIA-STD- 0007, DID DI-SESS-81874, Engineering Data for Provisioning (EDFP), is required to properly support cataloging items in the Federal Cataloging System.

e. This DID supersedes DI-SESS-81758, Logistics Product Data.