If you’re a government contractor and want to avoid rejected payments and lost contracts, you don’t want to mess with the U.S. Department of Defense. The Pentagon mandates that all of its contractors comply with a process that leads to products being listed in the Item Unique Identification (IUID) Registry. Basically, contractors must mark all [...]
Do you want to do business with the Pentagon? If you do, there’s some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that winning a U.S. Department of Defense contract can be very difficult because the Pentagon is a huge bureaucracy and you might need to beat out a lot of competitors. The [...]
“Where is it?” Everyone, it seems, asks this question at least a couple of times per day. “Asks,” of course, is often an understatement. If you’ve ever misplaced your credit card or your driver’s license or smartphone, even for a second, you know that you shriek “where is it?” And why do we put eight [...]
For companies that have done business with the U.S. Department of Defense for at least 16 years, there have been two eras -- the paper era and the paperless era. The paperless era, which can now be called the iRAPT era, has been very beneficial to a multitude of companies that sell provisions to the Pentagon. How [...]
Before you can discover what questions must be asked regarding asset tracking software, you must first gain an understanding into the importance of actually tracking your assets in today's fast paced supply chain environments. The implementation of an automated asset tracking software will allow you to: Track your asset’s movement throughout your organization and supply chain. Facilitate recalls [...]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined that it is a strategic imperative that items valued at or above $5,000, or meeting other specified conditions, be marked with unique identification. This unique identification, also known as Item Unique Identification (IUID) is an integral part of the compliance process that was previously mandated by the DoD. This permanent marketing method is used to provide a [...]
There are many benefits to using barcodes and RFID tags for auto identification. Auto identification technology allows for simple product identification and authentication, visibility of assets, items, and equipment, enhanced security, faster, more accurate inventory control, labor savings, and precise data. The difficulty of implementation, however, often lies in deciding between barcodes or RFID tags [...]
With the emergence of Item Unique Identification, or IUID, confusions regarding implementation have come to the surface. Implementing IUID and being compliant with government restrictions begins with your contract. The Department of Defense has determined that it is imperative that items valued at or above $5,000 be marked with UID. Take a look at your [...]
By now most Department of Defense (DoD) contractors are aware that DoD’s Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) invoicing system changed its name to Invoicing, Receipt, Acceptance and Property Transfer (iRAPT) in November 2014. The iRAPT system was created to support DoD’s goal of moving to a paperless acquisition process to track where everything DoD owns is [...]
When dealing with highly regulated industries, tracking physical assets in an organized and efficient manner is vital. Military standards for IUID compliance mandated by the Department of Defense are no exception when it comes to regulating Government contractors that provide goods and services to the military. Asset tracking requires the coordination of a vast [...]
