A type of PCD that establishes the acceptability and interchangeability of one or more vendor part numbers for some specific usage. This drawing type permits Procurement and Manufacturing to purchase and install any suitable part. We only (and always) use a VICD when all of the IP (including any qualification data and identifying drawings) are owned by the supplier.
The identifier assigned by the VICD is actually an Administrative Control Number, not a Part Number. Once vendor part numbers are assigned, the requirements written in the VICD are actually irrelevant…even if the assigned part numbers have never met them!
See also the CI Development Cycle (Intermediate).