MIL-HDBK-1467

Abstract

This handbook establishes guidelines for the acquisition of new COE items and ensuring the compatibility of these items with the designated COE. Further, it establishes guidelines for the contracting activity's use in contracting for SEE items, to ensure the compatibility of each SEE item with the contracting activity's designated Life Cycle Software Engineering Environment (LCSEE), and to ensure the existence of a complete life cycle support capability for application software that is to be delivered under the contract. This is for guidance only. This handbook cannot be cited as a requirement. If it is, the contractor does not have to comply. <br>These guidelines should be applied to all contracts that include the acquisition of items destined for integration into a specific COE. For this type of acquisition, Section <a>4</a> of this handbook applies. This handbook is intended to support the contracting activity development of procurement packages that will contain delivery requirements for items that are to be integrated into a particular COE. The prime contractor should be made responsible for invoking all contractual requirements stemming from this handbook's use on any and all subcontractors, vendors, or other sources involved in the production of COE items to be delivered under the requirements of the contract. <br>These guidelines should be applied to all contracts that include the acquisition of new items needed for the life cycle support of application software to be delivered under the contract. Section <a>5</a> of this handbook should be used for this type of acquisition, however some or all of Section <a>4</a> may also be applicable. This handbook is intended to support contracting activity preparation of statements of work that must satisfy particular engineering and support requirements for a contracted application software effort. The prime contractor should be made responsible for invoking all contractual requirements stemming from this handbook's use on any and all subcontractors, vendors, or other sources involved in the development of items to be delivered under the requirements of the contract. <br>In situations where the items being acquired are not the subject of a specific contract but the subject of a task or delivery order under a larger contract, the word "contract" as used in this handbook should be interpreted to mean "task or delivery order." <br>This handbook can be used by any organization obtaining an item from another organization (in-house). For this usage, the term "contractor" refers to the organization producing the item. The term "contracting activity" refers to the obtaining organization and the term "contract" refers to the agreement between the organizations. <b><u>Intended Use:</u></b> This handbook is intended to be used when an organization is contracting for a COE/SEE item. It is also intended to be used when an organization is contracting for an item needed for the support of software for a target system. This support can include correcting deficiencies as they are discovered, enhancing the system's capabilities, and modifying the system to implement changes in requirements. To provide this support, the life cycle support organization is required to have certain capabilities. This handbook guides the contracting activity in obtaining from the developing contractor those software engineering environment items necessary to ensure that the life cycle support organization has the requisite capabilities. <br>