TASK SPECIFICATION (TS)

3.1 The Task Specification (TS) specifies one or more work tasks to be performed by a service provider, including an organizational entity internal to an organization. The TS may specify the methods to be used to ensure that these
tasks have been performed to the specified standard. Reference herein to a “service provider” should be interpreted to include reference to any entity tasked with providing a service.
3.2 The TS may be used in the acquisition of a service alone, or a system and associated services such as installation and testing. The TS specifies the deliverable services. It does not specify the system - this is specified in a System
Specification which may be invoked by the TS. It does not specify any data deliverables - these are specified in a Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) or equivalent which may be invoked by the TS, and by associated Data
Item Descriptions (DIDs) or equivalent which are invoked by the CDRL. The TS may specify services “internal” to the contract or project in order to control, for risk reduction purposes, the way in which the tasks are performed
by the service provider.