SAE EIA-649-2A-2024 PDF

Full title and description

St SAE EIA-649-2A-2024 — Configuration Management Acquisition Requirements for Aeronautics and Space. This standard establishes configuration management (CM) acquisition requirements and contract-level language tailored for aeronautics and space enterprises, supplier relationships, and programs where traceability, data integrity, and disciplined change control are critical to mission success.

Abstract

SAE EIA-649-2A-2024 provides a set of CM requirements and tailoring guidance intended for use by acquirers and suppliers in the aeronautics and space domain. It applies across product and program life cycles and covers CM functions such as planning, identification, change management, status accounting, and verification/audit, with explicit emphasis on data traceability (including scientific, engineering, and IT security‑related data) and contract-level requirements for suppliers.

General information

• Status: Current / Active (revised edition).
• Publication date: March 1, 2024 (Revised edition issued 2024).
• Publisher: SAE International (content available via ANSI webstore / SAE Mobilus).
• ICS / categories: 03.100.10 Purchasing. Procurement. Logistics; 31.020 Electronic components in general (aerospace/systems procurement and configuration).
• Edition / version: EIA‑649‑2A (revision of SAE EIA‑649‑2). Revised March 1, 2024.
• Number of pages: 97 pages.

Scope

This standard applies to products, services, facilities, and technical/support centers produced for aeronautics and space enterprises and regulatory environments. It is intended to be cited in CM requirements for enterprise planning, programs, projects, and supplier agreements and is applicable throughout all phases of a product or program life cycle. The standard is written to allow acquirers to tailor specific “shall” statements to meet programmatic and system-specific rigor.

Key topics and requirements

• CM planning and contract-level CM requirements tailored for aeronautics and space programs.
• Configuration identification for hardware, software, documentation, and critical data (including engineering and scientific data).
• Change management processes, including authority, justification, disposition, and implementation traceability.
• Status accounting and reporting to demonstrate current/approved configurations across life‑cycle phases.
• Verification, validation, and audit practices to confirm conformance and effectiveness of CM processes.
• Supplier and subcontractor CM expectations and tailoring language for acquisition documents and agreements.
• Emphasis on data integrity, traceability, and IT/security considerations relevant to mission-critical systems.

Typical use and users

Used by acquirers, prime contractors, system and configuration managers, procurement and contract teams, systems engineers, QA/verification personnel, and suppliers in the aerospace and space sectors. Commonly referenced when drafting CM requirements into requests for proposals, contracts, supplier agreements, program CM plans, and enterprise CM policy.

Related standards

Related documents and complementary standards include SAE/ANSI EIA‑649 (and the EIA‑649 "dash" series such as 649‑1 for defense contracts and 649C configuration management standard), ISO 10007 (guidelines for configuration management), and guidance like MIL‑HDBK‑61B. These documents are often used together to define CM policy, implementation guidance, and contract requirements.

Keywords

configuration management, CM requirements, aeronautics, space, acquisition, supplier requirements, change management, status accounting, verification and audit, data traceability, SAE EIA‑649‑2A, CM planning

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: SAE EIA‑649‑2A‑2024 is a revised SAE technical standard that provides configuration management acquisition requirements specifically tailored for aeronautics and space programs and suppliers.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers CM functions and contract-level requirements for planning, identification, change control, status accounting, verification/audit, and supplier CM expectations with an emphasis on traceability of products and critical data across the life cycle.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Acquirers (government and commercial), prime contractors, systems engineers, configuration managers, procurement and contract teams, suppliers, and QA/verification staff in the aerospace and space sectors.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: Current — this edition (EIA‑649‑2A) is a 2024 revision (issued March 1, 2024) that revises the prior SAE EIA‑649‑2 (2016) edition. Users should reference the 2024 text when the revised acquisition requirements are required.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the SAE/ANSI EIA‑649 family (the “649” series) that includes the base configuration management standard (EIA‑649, including later 649C) and other supplements such as 649‑1 (defense contracts) and the 649‑2/2A NASA/aeronautics acquisition supplements.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: configuration management; acquisition requirements; supplier CM; change control; status accounting; verification; audit; aerospace; space; data traceability.