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  • Sample Reliability Language for DoD Acquisition Contracts
    “The single most important step necessary to correct high suitability failure rates is to ensure programs are formulated to execute a viable systems engineering strategy from the beginning, including a robust RAM program, which includes reliability growth, as an integral part of design and development.” (Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Developmental Test & Evaluation, May, 2008)
  • GEIA-STD-0009 - Reliability Program Standard for System Design, Development and Manufacturing (Draft)
    Since the cancellation in 1998 of MIL-STD-785B, Reliability Program for Systems and Equipment Development and Production, the government has not released a replacement government reliability standard for use in contractual documents that describes the kinds of reliability management practices and reliability design and testing activities the customer will want developers to propose. A reliability standard is needed that aligns with best practices, but is not prescriptive in terms of reliability tasks or methods to be performed. Rather, developers are considered equal partners in deciding which reliability methods are applicable. This standard, developed by the Government Electronics & Information Technology Association (GEIA), addresses those needs.
    This Standard is intended to align best practices of reliability management, design and testing with reliability methods that provide the most value and the least risk in terms of achieving reliable products. The demand for highly-reliable systems/products prompted the development of a new standard that specifies a scientific approach to reliability design, assessment, and verification, coupled with integrated management and systems engineering. This Standard defines “what to do” in order to design and build reliability in, then maintain high reliability when the system/product is in the hands of the user.
    The final Standard, dated 01-Aug-2008, is available through the GEIA/ITAA store.
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