Successful Defense Contractors understand the importance of the IUID Policy and are particularly aware of MIL-STD-130 regulations for identifying and marking government property. But, understanding all of the details of MIL-STD-130 and DFARS 252.211-7003 and how to properly identify, label and report government assets is a significant challenge. With DoD’s recent focus on full-financial audits [...]
The IUID Policy has been in place for about 15 years. This Item Unique Identification (or IUID) Policy was developed by the Department of Defense to allow for the unique identification of assets. MIL-STD-130 is the military standard that provides details for this asset marking requirement. The ultimate goal of the IUID Policy is [...]
This article was originally published in the Deltek Government Contracting Blog. To read the entire Deltek article click here. DCAA and DCMA Audit Obligations for Defense Contractors By Peter Collins The two previous fiscal years (2018 and 2019) marked the first full financial statement audits of the Department of Defense (DoD). These were massive audits [...]
Last month I hosted a webinar on IUID Compliance. We had a great audience with a broad range of organizations -- some with very little experience and others who had been managing End Items or Government Property for years. It was a great opportunity for me to go through and explain the entire IUID Compliance [...]
Government contractors within the DoD community are responsible for timely and accurate reporting of shipments, receipts, invoices, property and materiel. To this end, the government has created the IUID Registry to be the master repository for all asset reporting data for new, legacy and GFP (Government Furnished Property) items. In this post, I would like to [...]
A2B Tracking Webinar Series presents:IUID Compliance Speed SessionThursday, April 9th at 2:00pm ET Organizations that do business with the Department of Defense need to understand the importance of the IUID Policy. Furthermore, in order to maintain compliance to MIL-STD-130 and the other IUID directives, there needs to be a solid understanding of the best practices [...]
The world has changed significantly in the last few weeks and has forced organizations and employees to create new working environments. Many organizations have quickly moved their employees off-site and are now faced with a host of new challenges. Some Property Managers and Government Contractors are struggling with the in-house production of their IUID Labels. [...]
IUID Compliance Webinar on Thursday, March 5th at 2pm EST The Defense Department created the IUID Policy to establish standards for marking and labeling all military equipment. One of the key goals was to make sure that every single item in the Department of Defense had a unique ID# that was permanently attached to [...]
By Peter Collins This article was written by A2B Tracking’s President and CEO, Peter Collins. It was published as a cover story in the February 2020 issue of the NPMA Property Professional magazine. To download the full article - Click here. Why Government Contractors Need RFID for Tracking Inventory and Equipment In today’s business world, data [...]
There is a common misunderstanding that the IUID Policy is only concerned with associating a unique ID# to a particular asset and then marking or labeling that asset with a compliant IUID label. Of course, marking the asset is important -- but it’s just the first step. DFARS clause 252.211-7007 makes it very clear that [...]
