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Technical
Data element represents recorded information regardless
of form or character (such as manuals and drawings) of
scientific or technical nature. Computer programs and
related software are not technical data; documentation
of computer programs and related software is. Technical
manual and engineering drawings are the most expensive
and probably the most important data acquisitions made
in support of a system. It is the technical manuals
that provide the instructions for operation and
maintenance of a system. Without them it may be
difficult, if not impossible, to operate and/or maintain
the prime system or it’s support equipment and training
devices. Also critical to systems LCC is engineering
drawings. They allow competitive reprocurement of spare
and repair parts and the modification of systems, which,
in the long run, should minimize the systems LCC.
Credit to
Richard A. Andrews, CPL
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