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A spec sheet is a piece of paper, or multiple pieces of paper, that give information about a
construction job or manufacturing process. "Spec sheet" is industry jargon for specification papers. Often, the
goal of a spec sheet is to give a contractor enough information so that they may make an educated bid for a
proposed project. The spec sheet will tell the contractor the scope of the project and the expertise necessary to
carry out the project.

While a requester is usually not bound to accept a bid based on the spec sheet, there may be repercussions if a bid is
not awarded. Repeated instances where a bid is not awarded will lead to a requester getting a bad reputation. In these
cases, any future bids may come in at higher prices as the contractors are unsure whether it is truly worth their time in
reviewing the specifications.

specification is a document that clearly and accurately describes the essential

technical requirements for items, materials, or services including the procedures by which it
can be determined that the requirements have been met. Specifications help avoid duplication
and inconsistencies, allow for accurate estimates of necessary work and resources, act as a
negotiation and reference document for engineering changes, provide documentation of
configuration, and allow for consistent communication among those responsible for the eight
primary functions of Systems Engineering.

calibration
2. In information technology and other fields, calibration is the setting or correcting of a
measuring device or base level, usually by adjusting it to match or conform to a
dependably known and unvarying measure. For example, the brightness or black level of
a video display can be calibrated using a PLUGE pattern .

The purpose of this section is to outline the procedures for calibrating artifacts and instruments
while guaranteeing the 'goodness' of the calibration results. Calibration is a measurement process that
assigns values to the property of an artifact or to the response of an instrument relative to reference
standards or to a designated measurement process. The purpose of calibration is to eliminate or reduce
bias in the user's measurement system relative to the reference base. The calibration procedure
compares an "unknown" or test item(s) or instrument with reference standards according to a specific
algorithm.