MIL-HDBK-502A, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HANDBOOK: PRODUCT SUPPORT ANALYSIS (PSA) (08-MAR-2013)

MIL-HDBK-502A, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HANDBOOK: PRODUCT SUPPORT ANALYSIS (PSA) (08-MAR-2013)., This handbook addresses the overall PSA process and its associated activities, the selection and tailoring of those activities to meet DoD program supportability objectives, and sample contract language for acquiring PSA deliverables. The handbook offers guidance on TA-STD-0017, PSA activities as an integral part of the overall systems engineering process. The information contained herein is applicable, in part or in whole, to all types of materiel and automated information systems and all acquisition strategies. The focus of this handbook is to provide guidance to the members of the defense acquisition workforce who are responsible for the supportability of materiel systems or automated information systems. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement.