Common use of Hardware Development Plan Clause in Contracts

Hardware Development Plan. The Contractor shall provide a Hardware Development Plan (HDP) in accordance with paragraph 3.7.1.6 of this SOW. The H/W development shall be managed in accordance with the HDP through delivery of all functionality releases of the Chipset Program. All hardware designed or modified, developed, manufactured, assembled, and tested by the Contractor or its Subcontractors shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Program Product Assurance Plan. The Contractor shall document functional hardware requirements in the Hardware Design Specification, validating the traceability of the requirements from the System Performance Specification. The Hardware Design Specification detail shall be sufficient to ensure a common understanding of the requirements; ensure that requirements are complete, consistent, and testable; and define the inputs and outputs for every function. The hardware shall be designed and selected or developed to facilitate life-cycle maintenance and to permit access to facilitate replacement of components. The Contractor shall provide recommended procedures for maintaining the equipment in the CI and System Maintenance Procedures.