By: Id Integration
Submitted: 2011-07-08 02:38:55 | Word Count: 431
The unique identification code or UID is the system utilized by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to track many security-related articles or properties. Regular amendments to the governing doctrines relating to the UID registry have been made to this system so that items are aptly marked by the manufacturing units under governmental purview.
Not all military or commercial products require UID registry. Certain parameters specified by the authorizing body act as a qualifying benchmark for the essential items requiring application for UID registry. There is an entirely separate documentation protocol for the UID registry application. However, before analyzing the criteria for obtaining such approval, it is useful to understand why the UID registry is important. Without this system, vendors or manufacturers cannot obtain the necessary login numbers for their products and items. Only U.S. Government contractors and workers are allowed such facilities. The UID registry helps to facilitate data management, serial processing, item evaluation, and more, which in turn helps to maintain proper follow-up of export, import and/or sales of merchandise. One of the best features of the UID registry is that records can be retained for a longer period without elaborate and confusing paperwork.
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There are several phases of the unique-identification processing. First, the UID registry is forwarded to the contactors or the employees. Then the process is applied for each particular item that requires an identification stamp. The UID registry stamp is placed on the articles with inkjet, laser, etching, or tagging, to insure the items will have their unique permanent codes to enable future tracking. Certain specific parameters have been set, which govern this coding system. Some of them are:
• The asset evaluation and records of management data should be delivered along with the contract under the user's identity code. The Department of Defense's (DoD) 5000.64 clause instructs that asset evaluation should be performed according to the guidelines set by the particular military unit of the U.S.
• In cases of contracts which are to be delivered at fixed rates, the net cost is to be decided by the government.
• The UID registry, as per the authority, should include the most current information on the type of the item, the manufacturer's identity code, the serial number of the item, and the like.
The importance of the UID registry can hardly be understated when it comes to applying for government contracts.
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