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DSP Documents
DSP Documents include defense or federal specifications or standards, military handbooks, commercial item descriptions, qualified product and manufacturers lists, guide specifications, data item descriptions, international standardization agreements and DoD notices of adoption of non-Government standards. Most DSP documents are available from one of the applications listed below, each of which is updated each workday and accesses data from the ASSIST database, the official source for the latest DSP documents.
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| DSP documents are available in PDF format from the following DSPO-sponsored websites:
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| ASSIST-Online (https://assist.daps.dla.mil) is the management system that supports DoD Standardization Management Activities (SMAs) in establishing projects, coordinating draft documents, obtaining document numbers, and submitting documents for indexing. ASSIST-Online also serves as a portal which allows registered users to access to the Qualified Products Database (QPD) and the Weapon System Impact Tool (WSIT). ASSIST-Online provides all users a way to search for and download documents, create custom reports, contact key DoD personnel, and monitor standardization projects. An Alert Service lets a user setup a profile to be notified when changes are made to--or planned for--documents of interest to the user. New users must first complete the online registration form.
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| ASSIST Quick Search (https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch) was created because most registered users of ASSIST-Online primarily wanted to find and download DSP documents. Quick Search does not require users to register and draws on the same document database as ASSIST-Online. Users can search by Document ID,
Document Number,
Title, or
FSC/Area.
(User help is available--with examples--by clicking on any of the search block labels.)
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Assistdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com), perhaps the most user-friendly site, requires no registration and has lots of help in the Site Overview. Besides all of the search capabilities offered by Quick Search, it also offers powerful full-text searches of unrestricted DSP Documents. Since this site is hosted separately from other ASSIST applications, it is usually available even when other ASSIST sites are down for maintenance.
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| DSP documents not available in PDF format may be ordered using the following resources:
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| ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard) lets users search for documents similar to the ASSIST Quick Search. Rather than download documents directly, however, Shopping Wizard generates orders to be filled by the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP). The DODSSP will ship users CD-ROM collections of documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) or single copies of documents that are only available in paper format. There is no charge to use the Shopping Wizard; however, users must register for a separate customer account by completing the Shopping Wizard registration form. Users needing specialized collections or having other unique requirements should contact the DODSSP directly, as described below.
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The DODSSP (http://dodssp.daps.dla.mil) maintains the ASSIST database and offers document collections in a variety of media, to include copies of DSP documents not available in digital format. Although most products are free to DoD customers, and others products are free to all customers, some services may require payment of a fee. Although we suggest ordering with the ASSIST Shopping Wizard, you may also order documents by phoning the ASSIST Customer Service Desk, 215-697-6396, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST.
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Caution regarding DoD Specifications and Standards on some Web sites
If you search the Web for military specifications and standards using one of the many Web search engines, you may find many websites that post DSP documents. Often these are industry or other DoD sites where copies of documents may have been posted to serve the interests of a specific group of users. Since not all Web pages are regularly maintained, please be aware that DSP documents downloaded from some sites may not be current. Unless you specifically want a historical document, you should consult an official index (such as the ASSIST applications listed above), to ensure the document you've downloaded is current.
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