Unmarked statement (002).pdf

This is a memorandum issued by the Department of the Air Force's Headquarters Ogden Air Logistics Center (AFMC) dated 24 January 2012 regarding unmarked engineering data handling procedures for vendors and contractors.

The memorandum establishes that any drawings in the data set lacking distribution statements and export control notices should be treated as "DISTRIBUTION D" material, restricting distribution to Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only, with other requests referred to the Ogden Air Logistics Center Engineering Data Support Center. The document contains a warning that the technical data is subject to the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C., Sec 2751) and the Export Administration Act of 1979 (Title 50, U.S.C., App. 2401), with violations subject to severe criminal penalties including up to 2 years imprisonment and $100,000 fines under ITAR, or up to 10 years imprisonment and $250,000 fines under EAR. The memorandum requires that qualified U.S. contractors receiving this information maintain strict controls on its dissemination, as unauthorized release may result in contractor disqualification for future Department of Defense contracts. The government assumes no liability for patent infringement, data adequacy, or losses from manufacture or use of the provided technical data, and notes that a commercial license may be necessary if the data is used for profit-generating purposes. A copy of the notice must accompany any partial or complete reproduction of the data provided to qualified U.S. contractors.