Some organizations, when newly awarded a government contract, will attempt to create a customized approach to tracking and managing military compliance using a spreadsheet or rudimentary software— like Microsoft Access. They typically end up meeting only a small fraction of the total military IUID and RFID compliance requirements to asset and shipment [...]
This article was originally published in the PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS The U.S. military manages 30 million critical assets every year, from tool cribs in Washington, D.C.'s Navy Yard to Humvees rolling through the mountains of Afghanistan. Keeping track of this material is nothing short of a logistical nightmare. "This problem has become basically the 100-pound [...]
The time needed to implement an RFID system greatly depends on the scope of the implementation. But assuming it’s a purely mobile-play solution where assets are tagged with RFID and mobile computers are used to inventory these tags, RFID technology can be implemented within a couple days. On the other end of that range, it [...]
Most organizations, when first awarded a contract with the Department of Defense, are unprepared for the scope and depth of asset tracking and reporting that is required to be able to ship and invoice their items. This is also true for military contracts that require management of government property. Naively, these contractors [...]
DCMA’s attention toward IUID on assets, RFID on shipments, and iRAPT (formerly known as WAWF) reporting throughout the Department of Defense community is increasing at a rapid rate. Recent legislation, policy changes and expanded iRAPT obligations have tightened DCMA regulations and added pressure to suppliers. In this recently recorded webinar we explain DCMA’s role, the inspection [...]
(PORTSMOUTH, RI) October 18, 2016 – A2B Tracking Solutions will receive the region’s top Business Excellence Award for Entrepreneurship from Providence Business News during the 16th Annual Business Excellence Awards ceremony on November 17th. A2B Tracking has pioneered military-grade solutions for identifying, marking and tracking critical assets for DoD agencies and the contractors who support [...]
Since January 2014, DoD reporting of property to the IUID Registry includes all government-furnished property. As a result they have expanded capabilities in iRAPT to capture property transfers in support of the electronic management of GFP data and amended DFARS to add instructions for utilizing the WAWF Reparable Receiving Report. […]
From among the nine other private sector innovators added by Secretary Carter to the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, brings to the table a valuable commercial perspective on the benefits of automated technologies that the Department of Defense could benefit greatly from. The culture at Amazon lives and breathes modern Auto [...]
This Article Was Written by Pat Jacklets, formerly the Manager of Property Management for Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems Sector Eastern Region. She is currently A2B Tracking’s Asset Management Expert. I’ve recently returned from Nashville after attending the 2016 National Education Seminar for the National Property Management Association. I conducted two sessions – one was for the [...]
When DCMA audits your contract, one of their goals is to verify that all assets and shipments are properly registered with iRAPT. DCMA auditors will look specifically to ensure each IUID number is registered under the correct domain (i.e., acquisition, custody, legacy), and that this information is being submitted accurately to iRAPT [...]
