Management of Electronic Test Equipment. Volume 3. Organizations, Policies, and Procedures.

The Military Services' organizations and procedures for test equipment acquisition and inventory management are described in Chapter 2; those for test equipment support (calibration and repair) are presented in Chapter 3. The acquisition and support procedures for TPSs are described separately in chapter 4. Appendix a shows the Army's charter for its Program Manager for TMDE. Appendices B, C, and D summarize the standard management approaches for support equipment and ATE acquisition that have been adopted by the Military Services. Appendix E describes the Navy's unique approach to support equipment selection, while Appendix F details the Navy's planned approach (not yet officially approved) to including operating and support costs for commercial test equipment in procurement contracts through the concept of life cycle warranties.