DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY HEADQUARTERS

 8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD

 FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-6221

June 15, 2018

MEMORANDUM FOR SUPPLY PROCESS REVIEW COMMITTEE (PRC) MEMBERS

SUBJECT: Approved Defense Logistics Management Standards (DLMS) Change (ADC) 

1294, Eliminate Interim Conversion of Obsolete MILSTRAP Document 

Identifier Code (DIC) D6S to DIC DRA Materiel Receipt Acknowledgement 

(MRA) Functionality (Supply/MILSTRAP)

We are forwarding the attached approved change to DLM 4000.25, Defense Logistics 

Management Standards, for implementation. 

Addressees may direct questions to Mr. Rafael Gonzalez, e-mail: 

Rafael.Gonzalez@dla.mil. Others may direct questions to their Service or Agency designated 

Supply PRC representative available at 

http://www.dla.mil/HQ/InformationOperations/DLMS/allpoc/.

HEIDI M. DAVEREDE

Director

Enterprise Business Standards Office

Attachment

As stated 

cc: 

ODASD (SCI)
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Attachment to ADC 1294

Eliminate Interim Conversion of Obsolete MILSTRAP Document Identifier 

Code (DIC) D6S to DIC DRA Materiel Receipt Acknowledgement (MRA) 

Functionality

1. ORIGINATING SERVICE/AGENCY AND POC INFORMATION: Rafael Gonzalez, 

Enterprise Business Standards Office, email: DLMSSupply@dla.mil

2. FUNCTIONAL AREA:

a. Primary/Secondary Functional Area: Supply, Materiel Receipt Acknowledgement 

(MRA)

b. Primary/Secondary Functional Process: none.

c. Logistics and Transaction Changes (Check All That Apply): 

 Category  Category  Category

Billing Physical Inventory Contract Admin

Discrepancies / Deficiencies X MILSTRAP DoDAAD

Serialization MILSTRIP MAPAD

Small Arms/Light Weapons X MRA X LMARS

pRFID Disposition DLM Publications

GFP DOD BRAC

3. REFERENCES:

a. Minutes of DLMS Supply Process Review Committee (PRC) Meeting 16-1, October 19, 2016

b. Joint Approved MILS Change Letters (AMCL) 11 and 15, Expanded Materiel Receipt 

Acknowledgement Procedures, September 28, 1990

c. PDC 1211, DLM 4000.25, Defense Logistics Management Standards, Volume 6, Logistics 

Systems Interoperability Support Services; Chapter 4, Pipeline Measurement, June 30, 2017

4. APPROVED CHANGE(S): Significant changes from the PDC are highlighted in green.

a. Brief Overview of Change: This change:

(1) Eliminates the longstanding Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS)

interim conversion of obsolete MILSTRAP Document Identifier Code (DIC) D6S transactions to 
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DIC DRA Material Receipt Acknowledgement transaction functionality. DAAS will no longer 

count any obsolete DIC D6S transactions as MRA transactions

(2) Discontinues DAAS production of the monthly D6S transaction report.

b. Background: 

(1) As discussed at DLMS Supply PRC Meeting 16-1 (Reference 3.a.), Approved 

MILS Change Letters (AMCL) 11 and 15 (Reference 3.b.) revised the MRA procedures to 

eliminate the use of MILSTRAP DIC D6S for MRA. AMCLs 11 and 15 replaced DIC D6S with

DIC DRA for the MRA transaction. To accommodate staggered implementation of the revised 

MRA procedures from 1997-1999, DAAS provided a temporary conversion of DIC D6S to DIC 

DRA (MRA). The intent was that DAAS would use this interim procedure until full 

implementation of AMCL 11 and 15 revised MRA procedures in the late 1990s. However, a 

monthly DAAS D6S report revealed that some Services continued to generate a significant number 

of D6S transactions into the early 2000s.

(2) In early 2016, an analysis of the monthly D6S report revealed that Army 

generated most of the remaining obsolete DIC D6S transactions. In particular, Headquarters, Joint 

Munitions Command Rock Island, generated the transaction to send to Army Logistics 

Modernization Program (LMP). In the June–July 2016 timeframe, the affected Army system(s) 

stopped producing the D6S transactions while the Army developed a system change to produce the 

appropriate MRA transactions. As a result, starting in July 2016, the D6S report showed no 

additional D6S transactions.

(3) PDC 1211 (Reference 3.c.) removes DIC D6S from DLMS Volume 6, 

Logistics Systems Interoperability Support Services; Chapter 4, Pipeline Measurement.

c. Approved Change in Detail:

(1) Eliminate DAAS interim conversion of obsolete MILSTRAP DIC D6S

transactions to DIC DRA MRA transaction functionality.

(2) Discontinue DAAS monthly D6S transaction report. 

d. Revisions to DLM 4000.25 Manuals: There are no revisions to the DLM 4000.25 

series of manuals or to the DLMS implementation conventions.

e. Transaction Flow: No change to transactions flow.

f. Alternatives: None.

5. REASON FOR CHANGE: To eliminate the longstanding DAAS interim process established 

in the late 1990s to convert obsolete MILSTRAP DIC D6S transactions to the replacement DIC 

DRA functionality. 
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6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES:

a. Advantages: Eliminates use of DAAS resources to support an obsolete MILSTRAP 

transaction.

b. Disadvantages: None.

7. ESTIMATED TIME LINE/IMPLEMENTATION TARGET: Eliminating the interim 

DAAS requirements associated with obsolete DIC D6S is effective upon publication of the ADC.

8. ESTIMATED SAVINGS/COST AVOIDANCE ASSOCIATED WITH 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CHANGE: None identified.

9. IMPACT:

a. New DLMS Data Elements: No new DLMS data elements.

b. Changes to DLMS Data Elements: No changes to DLMS data elements.

c. Automated Information Systems (AIS): USTRANSCOM to update the Strategic 

Distribution Database (SDDB) to reflect MRA (or DRA/DRB) rather than the multiple incorrect 

D6S references.

d. Defense Automatic Addressing System (DAAS):

(1) Eliminate DAAS programming logic associated with converting DIC D6S to 

DIC DRA. 

(2) Eliminate DAAS programming logic associated with producing the monthly 

D6S transaction report.

e. Non-DLM 4000.25 Series Publications:

(1) Components should ensure obsolete MILSTRAP DIC D6S transactions are 

not included in their Component level publications.

(2) DAAS update internal documentation as needed. 

10. PROPOSED DLMS CHANGE (PDC) 1294 RESPONSE/COMMENT RESOLUTION:

Originator Response/Comment Disposition

1. DLA Concur without Comment Noted.

2. Navy Concur without Comment Noted.

3. Air Force Concur without Comment Noted.

4. US Army None. Noted.
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5. USMC Concur without Comment Noted.

6. DAAS Concur without Comment Noted.

7. USTRANSCOM Abstains Noted. See the requirement in 9.C 

regarding updates to the SDDB Data Base 

that was added subsequent to PDC staffing