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This handbook is for guidance only. This handbook cannot be cited as a requirement. If it is, the contractor does not have to comply.

This handbook offers guidance on acquisition logistics as an integral part of the systems engineering process. The information contained herein is applicable, in part or in whole, to all types of materiel and automated information systems and all acquisition strategies. However, this handbook does not present a "cookbook" approach to acquisition logistics-such an approach could not accommodate the vast, widely varying, array of potential materiel acquisitions. It does offer examples and points to consider to help you shape your overall thought processes.

The focus of this handbook is on providing guidance to the members of the DoD acquisition work force who are directly concerned with the supportability of materiel systems or automated information systems. It addresses:

• How systems engineering fits into the acquisition process. • Supportability analyses as part of the systems engineering process. • How to develop supportability requirements. • The acquisition and generation of support data. • Logistics considerations for contracts. • The logisticians role on integrated product teams.

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