本标准旨在为软件质量保证计划（SQAP）的编制和内容提供统一、最低可接受的要求。 在考虑采用本标准时，监管机构应意识到，与质量保证、定义或其他事项有关的一个或多个IEEE或ANSI标准文件可能已经涵盖了本标准的具体应用。本文件的目的不是取代、修订或修订针对特定行业或应用的现有标准。 本标准适用于关键软件的开发和维护。 对于非关键软件或已开发的软件，可采用本标准要求的一部分。 本标准的存在不应被解释为禁止SQAP中的额外内容。应对特定软件项进行评估，以确保覆盖范围的充分性。如果本标准适用于生产多个软件项的组织或项目，则应为每个软件项规定本标准的适用性。

The purpose of this standard is to provide uniform, minimum acceptable requirements for preparation and content of Software Quality Assurance Plans (SQAPs). In considering adoption of this standard, regulatory bodies should be aware that specific application of this standard may already be covered by one or more IEEE or ANSI standards documents relating to quality assurance, definitions, or other matters. It is not the purpose of this document to supersede, revise or amend existing standards directed to specific industries or applications. This standard applies to the development and maintenance of critical software. For non-critical software, or for software already developed, a subset of the requirements of this standard may be applied. The existence of this standard should not be construed to prohibit additional content in a SQAP. An assessment should be made for the specific software item to assure adequacy of coverage. Where this standard is invoked for an organization or project engaged in producing several software items, the applicability of the standard should be specified for each of the software items.