Unique Item Identification (UID)

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) vision for unique item identification is to uniquely identify tangible items in order to facilitate item tracking in DoD business systems and provide reliable and accurate technical and financial data for management, financial accountability, and asset management purposes. The policy relies to the maximum extent practicable on commercial item markings and does not impose unique government data requirements. Unique Identification (UID) is a mandatory DOD requirement on all solicitations issued on or after January 1, 2004. UID, or a recognized equivalent, is required for all property items delivered to the Government if: (1) the acquisition cost is $5,000 or more, (2) it is either a serially managed, mission essential or controlled inventory piece of equipment or a reparable item, or a consumable item or material where permanent identification is required, (3) it is a component of a delivered item, if the program manager has determined that unique identification is required, or (4) a UID or a DOD-recognized UID equivalent is available. The following strategic outcomes have been defined: * Data integration across Department, Government, and Industry systems as envisioned by the DoD Business Enterprise Architecture * Improved item management and accountability * Improved asset visibility and life-cycle management * Clean audit opinions on the property, plant, and equipment and operating materials and supplies portions of DoD financial statements The DoD UID focuses first on the requirements for new equipment, major modifications, and re-procurements of equipment and spares. The second phase of implementation will apply the UID policy to existing assets and other business venues including maintenance. This includes the data mining tool which will screen purchase card buys for tangible property and forward these transactions to the applicable property book officer (using the purchase card authorization tool) to ensure the UIDs for these buys have been entered into the UID registry. Unique identification of tangible items will: Help achieve integration of item data across the Department, Federal and industry asset management systems envisioned by the DoD Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA); improve item management and accountability; improve asset visibility and life cycle management; and, enable clean audit opinions on tangible item portions of DoD financial statements.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2012
Source ID
0603024A_4_2040_PB_2012
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Budgets
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cycles
  • Data Integration
  • Data Mining
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Support
  • Procurement

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy

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