DI-SESS-81879, DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION (DID): CONFIGURATION ITEM (CI) DOCUMENTATION RECOMMENDATION (MIL-STD-3046) (28-FEB-2013) [SUPERSEDED BY DI-SESS-82007]

DI-SESS-81879, DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION (DID): CONFIGURATION ITEM (CI) DOCUMENTATION RECOMMENDATION (MIL-STD-3046) (28-FEB-2013) [SUPERSEDED BY DI-SESS-82007]., The CI Documentation Recommendation details the development of contractor’s recommendations for the designation of items as CIs in the contract work breakdown structure and its extensions, as well as the types of configuration documentation to be used to identify the configurations of CIs. The purpose of this data is to facilitate program management by further decomposition of the system architecture into logical components that will enhance systems engineering, integrated logistics support, and configuration management efforts. The data also provides the Government with technical rational for selection of the most appropriate types(s) of configuration documentation to be used to describe the performance and physical requirements of CIs. This DID contains the format, content and preparation instructions for the data product resulting from the work task specified in the solicitation. This DID is approved for use by the US Army to support the Army interim standard MIL-STD-3046, which will be canceled when a suitable non-government standard is developed or until two years from the date of the standard. When MIL-STD-3046 is canceled, this DID will also be canceled.