Technical Data Management & Intellectual Property Guidebook Suite

The following technical data and intellectual property guidance is hosted by DAU on behalf of their respective DoD stakeholders or is available from other authoritative sources.

The list of resources on this site should not be considered as being all inclusive. The resources identified are provided to assist defense acquisition workforce professionals better understand these important topics. Neither the Department of Defense or the Defense Acquisition University provide any warranty that the contents of the items posted here will be error-free.

Guidebooks

	Air Force Data Rights Guidebook Dealing with common IP issues during system acquisition
	Air Force Space & Missile Center Acquiring & Enforcing Government's Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Under Department of Defense Contracts Acquiring technical data and computer software rights across the life cycle
	Army Product Support Manager’s (PSM) Guidebook to Technical Manual Contract Development and Quality Review - Best Practices Development of Technical Manuals (TM) and related Logistics Product Data (LPD)
	Army Data & Data Rights (D&DR) Guide Data Acquisition and Data Management Activities throughout the DoD Life Cycle
	DAU Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element Guidebook Information about the 12 IPS Elements including Technical Data Management
	DoD 5010.12-M Procedures for the Acquisition and Management of Technical Data A uniform approach to acquisition and management of data required from contractors
	MIL-STD-31000B Technical Data Packages Requirements for a technical data package (TDP) and TDP data management products
	Technical Order 00-5-1 Air Force Technical Order System Technical manual governing operation and maintenance of Air Force systems and end items
	Technical Order 00-5-3 Air Force Technical Order Life Cycle Management Life cycle management of Air Force Technical Orders, TCTOs and updates

Related Statutes

• 10 U.S.C. § 2222 Defense business systems: business process reengineering; enterprise architecture; management
• 10 U.S.C. § 2320 Rights in technical data
  
• 10 U.S.C. §2321 Validation of Proprietary Data Restrictions
  
• 10 U.S.C. § 2322a Requirement for consideration of certain matters during acquisition of non-commercial computer software
• 10 U.S.C. § 2337 Life cycle management and product support
• 10 U.S.C. § 2439 Negotiation of price for technical data before development or production of major weapon systems
  

Related DoD Policy, Regulations & Guidance

• Army Directive 2018-26 (Enabling Modernization Through the Management of Intellectual Property)
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
• DFARS Part 252 Solicitation, Provisions, and Contract Clauses Subparts 252.227 through 252.231
• DoD Brochure on Intellectual Property Strategy
• DoD Directive 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System
• DoD ESI Software Buyer’s Guide
• DoD Innovation and Intellectual Property in Commercial and Proprietary Technologies
• DoD Instruction 5000.02 Operation of the Defense Acquisition System
  
• DoD Instruction 5010.44 Intellectual Property (IP) Acquisition and Licensing
  
• DoD Instruction 8320.02 Sharing Data, Information, and Information Technology (IT) Services in the Department of Defense
• DoD Memorandum “Data Management and Technical Data Rights”
• DoD Open Systems Architecture Contract Guidebook for Program Managers
• DoD Understanding and Leveraging Data Rights in DoD Acquisitions
• Integrated Product Support Guidebook Suite
• SECNAVINST 5870.7A Department of the Navy Trademark and Licensing Program

Related DAU Learning Assets

• CLE 068 Intellectual Property and Data Rights
• CLM 071 Introduction to Data Management
  
• CLM 072 Data Management Strategy Development
• CLM 073 Data Management Planning System
• CLM 075 Data Acquisition
• CLM 076 Data Markings
• CLM 077 Data Management Protection and Storage
• LOG 211 Supportability Analysis
• LOG 215 Technical Data Management
• Data Rights ACQuipedia Article
  
• Intellectual Property ACQuipedia Article
  
• Intellectual Property Strategy ACQuipedia Article
  
• Technical Manuals ACQuipedia Article
  

Related Standards, Handbooks & References

• ASSIST Quick Search
  
• Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Data Rights Site
• Fact Sheet: Overview of Law, Regulations, and Policy for Licensing Technical Data (TD) and Computer Software (CS) to DoD
  
• Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) Paper P-8266 DOD Access to Intellectual Property for Weapon Systems Sustainment
• MIL-HDBK 245 Handbook for Preparation of Statement of Work
• S1000D International Specification for Technical Publications Using a Common Source Database and DoD Adoption Notice
• SAE GEIA-STD-0007B Logistics Product Data and DoD Adoption Notice
• SAE GEIA-HB-0007B Logistics Product Data Handbook
• SAE GEIA-859A Data Management Standard and DoD Adoption Notice
• SAE GEIA-HB-859 Implementation Guide for Data Management