SMCI63-106 — Specifications And Standards (s&s)

SMCI63-106 governs the development, use, maintenance, and application of specifications and standards in SMC acquisitions.

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  • Publication number: SMCI63-106
  • Title: SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS (S&S)
  • Date: 2019-02-08

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SMCI63-106 establishes compliance standards, information archives, distribution processes, and training for specifications and standards. It requires tailored and approved standards in SMC acquisitions and sets procedures for their inclusion in solicitations and contracts.

Topics covered

  • SMC compliance standards
  • Specifications and standards information management
  • RFP and contract standards profiles
  • Standards tailoring
  • Standards development
  • Specifications and standards training

Questions and answers

What must SMC acquisitions include?

All SMC acquisitions shall include a tailored and approved set of compliance standards. (paragraph 1)

When must acquisition directorates coordinate standards tailoring?

SMC acquisition directorates shall coordinate S&S tailoring activities for each RFP with SMC/EN and SMC/PI, beginning early in the RFP development and continuing through issuance of the contract. (paragraph 1)

Who must attend specifications and standards training?

Course attendance shall be mandatory for SMC and support personnel involved in preparation/revision of standards or the planning, processing, or preparing elements of RFPs. (paragraph 1)

Can SMC-licensed copies of commercial standards be provided to contractors?

SMC-licensed copies of commercial standards cannot be provided to contractors or placed in a bidder’s library for open use. (paragraph 1)

What does the S&S archive include?

The S&S archive will include: 4.1.1. SMC Compliance Standards list, and Standards in Process list. (paragraph 1)

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