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Hi Dennis:
- None of new contracts awarded by DOD are permitted to include a requirement
to use a Mil-Spec/Std.   However, the requirements of awarded contracts, like
the one you have, still need to be honored.  If your contract requires Mil-
Std-2000 then you are required to comply with that (even though compliance is
now impossible, sounds like DOD ;-) until the contract is changed.  The
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR's) that govern contract purchases require
that contract modifications be performed one-at-a-time.
- To avoid the time & cost associated with changing each contract
individually, DOD has approved (as part of acquisition reform) the idea of
having a company develop a "single process initiative" (SPI), which is nothing
more than a single set of process requirements which will meet the technical
needs of all of your DOD customers, but not be encumbered by the
administrative requirements of the former Mil-Stds.  When such a SPI is
defined, you need to go to your local DCAS or DLA organization and effect what
is called a "Block Change" to transition all contracts simultaneously to the
SPI. Needless to say, things will be a lot smoother if you solicit the
approval and assistance of both your DOD customers and local DCAS in defining
the SPI.  Generally the DCAS (and by now most all DOD customers) are willing
and able to provide a great deal of assistance both with an SPI and in guiding
you through a block change (presuming that more than one contract is
involved).
- There are several places on the web where additional information can be
found:
- http://www.dsp.dla.mil/  Has info on policy, FAQ's, and links to other
standards homepages.
- http://www.dodssp.daps  Has info on where to get standards and specs.
- http://www.acqnet.sarda.army  Has info on the Army's acquisition reform
methods
- http://www.acq-ref.navy  Has info on Navy acquisition reform and links to
waivers and exemptions.
- http://www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil/hq-afmc/en/spec_std/spec_std.htm  Has info on
the Air Force acquisition reform efforts and links to waivers and exemptions.

Hope the above helps some.  If more questions need to be answered contact me
directly via e-mail.  Regards, Jim Moffitt, Moffitt Enterprises Consulting

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