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Policy
History & Overview
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In
1998 the General Accounting Office (GAO) documented concerns
with the DoD’s management of its inventory of equipment.
GAO found that DoD’s inventory exceeded its war
reserve or current operating requirements but lacked
key spare parts based on inadequate accountability on
material shipments and ineffective monitoring of defective
spare parts.
DoD needed a way to identify tangible assets individually that would be globally
unique and unambiguous, have the ability to ensure data integrity and data quality
throughout life, and support multi-faceted business applications and users. This
approach is called Unique Identification (UID).
The Unique Identification (UID) Policy - established by the
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology
and Logistics – is the
path to knowledge enablement in the Defense Supply Chain.
UID became mandatory for all solicitations issued on or after 1 January 2004.
Further refinements in the UID Policy established the requirement to apply UID
to all existing personal property items in inventory, operational use, and all
Government Furnished Property.
UID requires the placement of an ISO 15434 compliant two-dimensional data matrix
barcode on every item DoD acquires as an end item costing over $5,000.00 as well
as those embedded items, components, or sub-assemblies that are serially managed
by DoD; critical items; and items that are spared/repaired by DoD.
Unique Identification of Items is driven by an integrated set of logistics, acquisition
and financial requirements to track and identify item information within the
Defense Supply Chain. Comprehensive registries of marked items will provide accurate
and accessible information about personal property that will make acquisition,
repair, and deployment of items faster and more efficient.
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UID
Policy is designed to help the defense community to:
- Achieve lower life-cycle cost of item management
- Provide
item visibility regardless of platform or "owner"
- Supply
item data necessary for top-level logistics and
engineering analysis
- Provide
an accurate source for property and equipment valuation/accountability
- Improve
access to historical data for use during systems
design and throughout
the life of an item
- Provide
better item intelligence for the warfighter for
operational planning
- Reduce workforce burden through increased productivity
and efficiency
For additional
information on the UID Policy, visit the
official UID
Policy website.
IUID Help Desk Contact Information
The DoD UID Policy Office is committed to maintain open, constructive dialogue as IUID implementation continues and the benefits of IUID are realized beyond compliance.
For Help Desk questions, please contact:
iuid.helpdesk@bpn.gov |
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