MIL-HDBK-59B, MILITARY HANDBOOK: CONTINUOUS ACQUISITION and LIFE-CYCLE SUPPORT (CALS) IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (11 JUN 1994) [NO S/S DOCUMENT]., Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support (CALS) is a Department of Defense (DoD) and industry strategy to enable more effective generation, exchange, management, and use of digital data supporting defense systems. The primary goal of the CALS strategy is to migrate from manual, paper-intensive defense system operations to integrated, highly automated acquisition and support processes. This handbook provides information and guidance for applying the CALS strategy to the acquisition, management, and use of digital data in accordance with (IAW) DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.2. The primary focus of this handbook is the acquisition of digital data products and information services in support of defense systems. It addresses: a. CALS strategy; b. CALS policy; c. Acquisition process guidance; d. Special considerations for existing defense systems; and e. DoD infrastructure modernization-Joint CALS (JCALS).

MIL-HDBK-59B (NOTICE 1), MILITARY HANDBOOK: CONTINUOUS ACQUISITION AND LIFE-CYCLE (CALS) SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (10 SEP 1997) [NO SUPERSEDING DOCUMENT]., MIL-HDBK-59B, dated 10 June 1994, is hereby canceled. Information and guidance for applying the CALS strategy to the acquisition, management, and use of digital data is contained in the Defense Acquisition Deskbook, Section 3.7, ?Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support (CALS)?. (The Defense Acquisition Deskbook may be downloaded from the Defense Acquisition Deskbook website at http://www.deskbook.osd.mil; Government personnel can obtain a copy on CD-ROM through the Defense Acquisition Deskbook Joint Program Office, 2275 D Street, Bldg. 16, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7233, and contractor subscriptions for the CD-ROM are available through the Government Printing Office at (202) 512-1800)).