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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

48 CFR Parts 204, 232, 239, and 

Appendix F to Chapter 2 

RIN 0750–AI54 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement: Uniform 

Procurement Identification (DFARS 

Case 2015–D011) 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend 

the Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to 

comply with the uniform procurement 

identification procedures implemented 

in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR). 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

should be submitted in writing to the 

address shown below on or before July 

27, 2015, to be considered in the 

formation of a final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

identified by DFARS Case 2015–D011, 

using any of the following methods: 

Æ Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

entering ‘‘DFARS Case 2015–D011’’ 

under the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or 

ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the 

link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘DFARS Case 2015– 

D011.’’ Follow the instructions provided 

at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ screen. 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any), and ‘‘DFARS Case 2015– 

D011’’ on your attached document. 

Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

DFARS Case 2015–D011 in the subject 

line of the message. 

Æ Fax: 571–372–6094. 

Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Jennifer 

Johnson, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/DARS, 

Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Johnson, telephone 571–372– 

6176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD is proposing to revise the DFARS 

to comply with the uniform 

procurement identification procedures 

implemented in the FAR through final 

rule 2012–023 (79 FR 61739, effective 

November 13, 2014). The final FAR rule 

implemented a uniform award 

identification system among various 

procurement transactions across the 

Federal Government, as recommended 

by the Government Accountability and 

Transparency Board. DFARS coverage of 

uniform procurement identification 

must be synchronized with the FAR 

coverage so that the identification 

numbers of DoD-issued contracts, 

orders, and other procurement 

instruments will comply with FAR 

subpart 4.16 as amended by final FAR 

rule 2012–023. 

II. Discussion 

This rule proposes to make the 

following amendments to the DFARS 

and its Appendix F: 

• Subpart 204.70, Uniform 

Procurement Instrument Identification 

Numbers, is amended to relocate all text 

to subpart 204.16 and to revise the 

relocated text to comply with FAR 

subpart 4.16. Subpart 204.70 is reserved. 

• Subpart 232.9, Prompt Payment, is 

amended to clarify the task and delivery 

order numbers for use on invoices and 

receiving reports. 

• Subpart 239.74, 

Telecommunications Services, is 

amended to remove text on the type of 

procurement instrument. 

• Appendix F, Material Inspection 

and Receiving Report, is amended to 

clarify the task and delivery order 

numbers for use on receiving reports. 

III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This is not a significant 

regulatory action and, therefore, was not 

subject to review under section 6(b) of 

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and 

Review, dated September 30, 1993. This 

rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 

804. 

IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

DoD does not expect this proposed 

rule to have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities within the meaning of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, 

et seq., because the rule implements 

procurement instrument identification 

procedures that are similar to 

procedures DoD has used for many 

years. However, an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis has been performed 

and is summarized as follows: 

DoD is proposing to amend the 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 

Supplement (DFARS) to comply with 

the uniform procurement identification 

procedures implemented in the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) through 

final FAR rule 2012–023. 

Final FAR rule 2012–023 

implemented a uniform award 

identification system among various 

procurement transactions across the 

Federal Government, as recommended 

by the Government Accountability and 

Transparency Board. DFARS coverage of 

uniform procurement identification 

must be synchronized with the FAR 

coverage so that the identification 

numbers of DoD-issued contracts, 

orders, and other procurement 

instruments will comply with FAR 

subpart 4.16 as amended by final rule 

2012–023. 

DoD does not expect this rule to have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq. The 

proposed rule affects all DoD 

contractors who will receive new task or 

delivery orders against DoD-issued 

contracts, purchase orders, calls against 

DoD-issued blanket purchase 

agreements, orders against DoD-issued 

basic ordering agreements, and certain 

types of contracts beginning in fiscal 

year 2016. At this time, the exact 

number of small entities is unknown. 

The projected recordkeeping is 

limited to that required to properly 

record contract and other procurement 

instrument identification numbers and 

input them in documents (e.g., invoices) 

as required under Government 

contracts. Preparation of these records 

requires clerical and analytical skills to 

create the documents and input them 

into the appropriate electronic systems. 

The rule does not duplicate, overlap, 

or conflict with any other Federal rules. 


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There are no known significant 

alternative approaches to the rule that 

would meet the requirements. 

DoD invites comments from small 

business concerns and other interested 

parties on the expected impact of this 

rule on small entities. 

DoD will also consider comments 

from small entities concerning the 

existing regulations in subparts affected 

by this rule in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

610. Interested parties must submit such 

comments separately and should cite 5 

U.S.C. 610 (DFARS Case 2015–D011), in 

correspondence. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule contains information 

collection requirements that require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35); 

however, these changes to the DFARS 

do not impose additional information 

collection requirements to the 

paperwork burden previously approved 

under OMB Control Number 0704–0248, 

entitled Material Inspection and 

Receiving Report. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 204, 

232, 239, and Appendix F to Chapter 2 

Government procurement. 

Amy G. Williams, 

Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System. 

Therefore, 48 CFR parts 204, 232, 239, 

and Appendix F to Chapter 2 are 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

parts 204, 232, 239, and Appendix F to 

chapter 2 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

PART 204—ADMINISTRATIVE 

MATTERS 

■ 2. Add subpart 204.16 to read as 

follows: 

Subpart 204.16—Uniform Procurement 

Instrument Identifiers 

Sec. 

204.1601 Policy. 

204.1603 Procedures. 

204.1670 Cross-reference to Federal 

Procurement Data System. 

204.1671 Order of application for 

modifications. 

Subpart 204.16—Uniform Procurement 

Instrument Identifiers 

204.1601 Policy. 

(a) Establishment of a Procurement 

Instrument Identifier (PIID). Do not 

reuse a PIID once it has been assigned. 

Do not assign the same PIID to more 

than one task or delivery order, even if 

they are issued under different base 

contracts or agreements. 

(b) Transition of PIID numbering. 

Effective October 1, 2016, all 

components shall comply with the PIID 

numbering requirements of FAR subpart 

4.16 and this subpart for all new 

solicitations, contracts, orders, and 

agreements issued, and any 

amendments and modifications to those 

new actions. Components are 

encouraged to transition to this 

numbering schema as soon as possible, 

but not earlier than October 1, 2015. 

(c) Change in the PIID after its 

assignment. When this occurs, the new 

PIID is known as a continued contract. 

(i) A continued contract— 

(A) Does not constitute a new 

procurement; 

(B) Incorporates all prices, terms, and 

conditions of the predecessor contract 

effective at the time of issuance of the 

continued contract; 

(C) Operates as a separate contract 

independent of the predecessor contract 

once issued; and 

(D) Shall not evade competition, 

expand the scope of work, or extend the 

period of performance beyond that of 

the predecessor contract. 

(ii) When issuing a continued 

contract, the contracting officer shall— 

(A) Issue an administrative 

modification to the predecessor contract 

to clearly state that— 

(1) Any future awards provided for 

under the terms of the predecessor 

contract (e.g., issuance of orders or 

exercise of options) will be 

accomplished under the continued 

contract; and 

(2) Supplies and services already 

acquired under the predecessor contract 

shall remain solely under that contract 

for purposes of Government inspection, 

acceptance, payment, and closeout; and 

(B) Follow the procedures at PGI 

204.1601(b). 

204.1603 Procedures. 

(a) Elements of a PIID. DoD-issued 

PIIDs are thirteen characters in length. 

Use only alpha-numeric characters, as 

prescribed in FAR 4.1603 and this 

subpart. Do not use the letter ‘‘I’’ or ‘‘O’’ 

in any part of the PIID. Follow PIID 

numbering procedures in FAR 

4.1603(a). 

(3) Position 9. Do not use letters 

identified in FAR 4.1603(a)(3) as 

‘‘Reserved for future Federal 

Governmentwide use’’ or ‘‘Reserved for 

departmental use’’ in position 9 of the 

PIID. 

(4) Positions 10 through 17. In 

accordance with FAR 4.1603(a)(4), DoDissued PIIDs shall only use positions 10 

through 13 to complete the PIID. Enter 

the serial number of the instrument in 

these positions. A separate series of 

serial numbers may be used for any type 

of instrument listed in FAR 4.1603(a)(3). 

Components assign such series of PIID 

numbers sequentially. A component 

may reserve blocks of numbers or alphanumeric numbers for use by its various 

components. 

(b) Elements of a supplementary PIID. 

Follow supplementary PIID numbering 

procedures in FAR 4.1603(b) in addition 

to the requirements contained in 

paragraphs (2)(ii)(1) through(3) of this 

section. 

(2)(ii) Positions 2 through 6. In 

accordance with FAR 4.1603(b)(2)(ii), 

DoD-issued supplementary PIIDs shall, 

for positions 2 through 6 of 

modifications to contracts and 

agreements, comply with the following: 

(1) Positions 2 through 3. These are 

the first two digits in a serial number. 

They may be either alpha or numeric. 

Use the letters K, L, M, N, P, Q, S, T, 

U, V, W, X, Y, or Z only in position 2 

and only in the following 

circumstances— 

(i) Use K, L, M, N, P, and Q in 

position 2 only if the modification is 

issued by the Air Force and is a 

provisioned item order. 

(ii) Use S, and only S, in position 2 

to identify modifications issued to 

provide initial or amended shipping 

instructions when— 

(a) The contract has either FOB origin 

or destination delivery terms; and 

(b) The price changes. 

(iii) Use T, U, V, W, X, or Y, and only 

those characters, in position 2 to 

identify modifications issued to provide 

initial or amended shipping instructions 

when— 

(a) The contract has FOB origin 

delivery terms; and 

(b) The price does not change. 

(iv) Only use Z in position 2 to 

identify a modification which 

definitizes a letter contract or a 

previously issued undefinitized 

modification. 

(2) Positions 4 through 6. These 

positions are always numeric. Use a 

separate series of serial numbers for 

each type of modification listed in 

paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section. 

Examples of proper numbering for 

positions 2–6 (the first position will be 

either ‘‘A’’ or ‘‘P’’) are as follows: 


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Normal modification 

Provisioned items order (reserved for exclusive use by 

the Air Force only) 

Shipping instructions 

00001–99999 ................................................................................................................. K0001–K9999 ..................... S0001–S9999. 

then ......................................................................................................................... KA001–KZ999 .................... SA001–SZ999. 

A0001–A9999 ................................................................................................................ L0001–L9999 ..................... T0001–T9999. 

B0001–B9999 ................................................................................................................ LA001–LZ999 ..................... TA001–TZ999. 

and so on to ............................................................................................................... M0001–M9999 ................... U0001–U9999. 

H0001–H9999 ................................................................................................................ MA001–MZ999 ................... UA001–UZ999. 

then ......................................................................................................................... N0001–N9999 .................... V0001–V9999. 

J0001–J9999 ................................................................................................................. NA001–NZ999 .................... VA001–VZ999. 

then ......................................................................................................................... P0001–P9999 ..................... W0001–W9999. 

R0001–R9999 ................................................................................................................ PA001–PZ999 .................... WA001–WZ999. 

then ......................................................................................................................... Q0001–Q9999 .................... X0001–X9999. 

AA001–HZ999 ............................................................................................................... QA001–QZ999 ................... XA001–XZ999. 

then 

JA001–JZ999 ................................................................................................................. ............................................. Y0001–Y9999. 

RA001–RZ999 ............................................................................................................... ............................................. YA001–YZ999. 

(3) If the contract administration 

office is changing the contract 

administration or disbursement office 

for the first time and is using computer 

generated modifications to notify many 

offices, it uses the six position 

supplementary number ARZ999. If 

either office has to be changed again 

during the life of the contract, the 

supplementary number will be ARZ998, 

and on down as needed. 

204.1670 Cross-reference to Federal 

Procurement Data System. 

Detailed guidance on mapping PIID 

and supplementary PIID numbers stored 

in the Electronic Document Access 

system to data elements reported in the 

Federal Procurement Data System can 

be found in PGI 204.1604–70. 

204.1671 Order of application for 

modifications. 

(a) Circumstances may exist in which 

the numeric order of the modifications 

to a contract is not the order in which 

the changes to the contract actually take 

effect. 

(b) In order to determine the sequence 

of modifications to a contract or order, 

the modifications will be applied in the 

following order: 

(1) Modifications will be applied in 

order of the effective date on the 

modification. 

(2) In the event of two or more 

modifications with the same effective 

date, modifications will be applied in 

signature date order. 

(3) In the event of two or more 

modifications with the same effective 

date and the same signature date, 

procuring contracting office 

modifications will be applied in 

numeric order, followed by contract 

administration office modifications in 

numeric order. 

Subpart 204.70—[Removed and 

Reserved] 

■ 3. Remove subpart 204.70, consisting 

of sections 204.7000 through 204.7007. 

PART 232—CONTRACT FINANCING 

■ 4. Add section 232.905 to subpart 

232.9 to read as follows: 

232.905 Payment documentation and 

process. 

(b)(1)(iii) For task and delivery orders 

numbered in accordance with FAR 

4.1603 and DFARS 204.1603, the 13- 

character order number will serve as the 

contract number on invoices and 

receiving reports. Task and delivery 

orders numbered with a four-position 

alpha-numeric call/order serial number 

shall include both the 13-position basic 

contract Procurement Instrument 

Identifier and the four-position order 

number. 

PART 239—ACQUISITION OF 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

239.7407 [Removed and Reserved] 

■ 5. Remove and reserve section 

239.7407. 

■ 6. Amend Appendix F to Chapter 2, in 

section F–301, by revising paragraph 

(b)(1) to read as follows: 

Appendix F to Chapter 2–Material 

Inspection and Receiving Report 

* * * * * 

F–301 Preparation instructions. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) Contract no/delivery order no. 

(i) Enter the 13-position alpha-numeric 

basic Procurement Instrument Identifier 

(PIID) of the contract. For task and delivery 

orders numbered in accordance with FAR 

4.1603 and DFARS 204.1603, enter the 13- 

character order number only. If the order has 

only a four-position alpha numeric call/order 

serial number; enter both the 13-position 

basic contract PIID and the four-position 

order number. 

(ii) Except as indicated in paragraph 

(b)(1)(iii) of this appendix, do not enter 

supplementary numbers used in conjunction 

with basic PIIDs to identify— 

(A) Modifications of contracts and 

agreements; 

(B) Modifications to calls or orders; or 

(C) Document numbers representing 

contracts written between contractors. 

(iii) When shipping instructions are 

furnished and shipment is made before 

receipt of the confirming contract 

modification (SF 30, Amendment of 

Solicitation/Modification of Contract), enter a 

comment in the Misc. Info Tab to this effect. 

This will appear in the Comments section of 

the printed WAWF RR. 

* * * * * 

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