PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-594
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 594
MAY 2002
Supply…
You
Wanted
It
When?
Avoid these problems by
understanding the
six
critical data elements
that tell the system how
quickly you need a part.
If your supporting DSU
doesn’t have your DODAAC,
they can’t support you.
Element 2
Force Activity Designator (FAD)
Element 3
Urgency of Need Designator (UND)
Element 4
Issue Priority Designator (IPD)
PS 594
MAY 02
54
The unit DODAAC is on the
permanent orders that activated
your unit. Unit activation orders
are kept with the unit property
book or in the commander’s unit
hand receipt if the unit is support-
ed by a parent unit property book
office—such as a battalion.
If not, then your unit will not be
authorized to order parts, pick up
fuel or do anything in support of
unit operations.
Is it
correct
with the instal-
lation DODAAC
coordinator?
Is the
code
valid?
If
not, you
won’t
get
anything
you order.
“your unit is assigned a FAD,
generally in the permanent
orders activating your unit.”
“The IPD is determined using
the fad and the und. paragraph
2-2C of DA pam 710-2-1 tells you
how to use table 2-1 of the
pam to determine the IPD.”
your
commander
will have to
sign off on
und A and b,
as explained
in paragraph
2-3a of DA PAm
710-2-1.
“Paragraph 2-2A.
the FAD is either I,
II, III, IV or V.”
and you
will slow
supplies to
units with
high priority
missions.
Is it
registered
with your direct
support unit
(DSU)?
Priority Designator Table
relating Force/Activity Designator (FAD)
to Urgency of Need (UND)
UND
FAD
A
01
02
03
07
08
I
II
III
IV
V
C
11
12
13
14
15
B
04
05
06
09
10
M
O
R
E
Element 1
Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DODAAC)
your unit
determines the
und (A, b, or C)
based on how
urgently
you need the
supplies.
They are explained in
Paragraph 2-2 of DA pam
710-2-1.
Do not
over-
state the importance
because that will bog
down the system.
The following
three elements
tell the supply
system how
important your
request is.
HA
H
A
-HAH
A
HA
H
A
-HA
H
A
HA
-HA
HAH
A
-HAH
A
HA
H
A
-HA
H
A
HA
-HA
HA-HA
H
A
-
H
A
HA-HA
H
A
-
H
A
HA-HA
HEH-
HEH-
HEH
HEH
HEH-
HEH-
HEH
HEH
HEH-
HEH
HOO-
H
O
O
-
BOY!
B
O
Y
!
HOO-
H
O
O
-
BOY!
B
O
Y
!
HOO-
BOY!
although This question
is usually accompanied
with laughter, it’s
not
a
laughing matter for
you
if parts you need are
not received on time.
594. 54-57 (C)
3/30/02
1:03 PM
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