1. INTRODUCTION
1.2. Survey Design
1.3. This paper

2. VLASS SCIENCE THEMES
2.1. Key Science Theme 1: Hidden Explosions and Transient Events
2.2. Key Science Theme 2: Faraday Tomography of The Magnetic Sky
2.3. Key Science Theme 3: AGN Feedback and Radio Source Environments
2.4. Key Science Theme 4: The New Milky Way Galaxy
2.5. VLASS in the context of upcoming astronomical facilities

3. SURVEY STRATEGY
3.2. Science Requirements
3.3. Description

4. SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION
4.1. Observing
4.2. Data processing and products
4.3. Archiving and Data Distribution

5. COMMENSAL EXPERIMENTS
5.1. Realfast
5.2. The VLASS Commensal Sky Survey

6. CALIBRATION

7. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

8. SUMMARY