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SECNAVINST 4120.24A
ASN (RD&A)
29 Mar 2019
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 4120.24A
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEFENSE STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 4120.24 of 13 July 2011
(b) DoDM 4120.24, Defense Standardization Program (DSP)
Policies and Procedures of 24 September 2014
(c) DoD Directive 5000.01 of 12 May 2003
(d) SECNAVINST 5400.15C
(e) SECNAVINST 5000.2E
(f) MIL-STD-963C, Standard Data Item Descriptions of
24 Sep 2014
(g) NAVSUPWSSINST 4000.19E of 21 Jun 2016
(h) OPNAVINST 5711.95E of 02 Jan 2014
(i) Marine Corps Order 5711.1G of 10 Feb 2017
(j) DoD Instruction 8330.01 of 21 May 2014
(k) SECNAV M-5210.1
1. Purpose. This instruction:
a. Issues the Department of the Navy (DON) implementation
of references (a) and (b) regarding the standardization of
materiel, information technology (IT), facilities, and
engineering practices, consistent with references (c) through
(e).
b. Reinforces reference (e) direction on standardization
and commonality to apply performance-based strategies that
reduce logistics costs and footprint, and facilitate
interoperability. DON seeks and employs enterprise-wide
commonality throughout the lifecycle to reduce the proliferation
of non-standard parts, materiel, and equipment within and across
systems and programs.
2. Cancellation. SECNAVINST 4120.24.
3. Scope. This instruction applies to all DON organizations
and Standardization Management Activities (SMAs), with one
