Purpose/Scope

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The CALS strategy will require different approaches to planning and contracting for the acquisition of defence systems. The information developed by contractors in management, design, build, and support functions for defence systems may migrate to a paperless, digital data delivery and access system. The planning process for implementing various CALS initiatives needs to include the development of a strategy for the creation, management, and use of this digital data.

Purpose/Scope

The planning process for acquiring any defence system needs to include the development of an information strategy aimed at taking advantage of automation and integration capabilities. This strategy would employ a computer-based environment for generating and storing unique data elements only once and yet provide multiple access to multiple applications. This strategy, depicted in the form of a NCoO, identifies typical users' needs for technical data throughout all life-cycle activities of defence systems management, design, manufacture, and support functions.

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This section is intended to be used as a guide for creating a NCoO. A structural approach to implementing CALS requirements is provided. Some examples of the statements to be used in the Acquisition Plan (AP) are included in this section in the next paragraph CALS Implementation strategy'. Figure 1-1 shows the relationships of the NCoO to the contracting process narrated in paragraph 1.3. Figure 1- 2 diagrams the process required to determine how CALS should be applied to the contract deliverables. Paragraph 1.4 provides the general requirements and considerations for the process described in figure 1-2, while paragraph 1.5 details the specific process for defining the data types and deliverables, data users, data utilization, user infrastructure, data format, applicable specifications and standards, and data delivery media.