PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-617
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 617
APRIL 2004
Units could be hurting their supply availability when they think that RDD
001 is a high priority designator. Requisitions should indicate an RDD for
the date the item is needed or they should use the applicable NMCS RDD
designator.
Thanks,
Doug Vanatta
Chemical & Biological Defense Support
TACOM-RI (Rock Island Arsenal, IL)
DSN 793-3053/ (309) 782-3053
Mr. Vanatta:
You’re right! RDDs should only be used when standard delivery dates (SDDs)
do not meet mission requirements. A description of SDDs is given in AR 725-50,
Table 2-6. Info about using RDDs follows in Paragraph 2-12. For info on using
code 999 instead of the Julian calendar RDD, see Paragraph 3-48.
PS 617
APR 04
54
Supply
Requisitions…
Dear Editor:
As an inventory management specialist for SBCCOM (now TACOM-RI),
I’ve seen evidence that some supply types in the field don’t understand the
required delivery date (RDD) when submitting requisitions.
Some unit supply people I’ve talked to think an RDD of “001” is the
highest priority RDD. They didn’t know an RDD of 001 is the Julian cal-
endar date for Jan 1. I believe a lot of supply personnel think the same
thing.
I get numerous requisitions with a Priority 02 and an RDD of 001, and
these are requisitions that are submitted after Jan 1.
When our CCSS supply system gets a Pri 02/RDD 001 requisition,
CCSS shows that the requisitioned item is not needed until Jan 1, 2005.
If a unit put in a 02/001 requisition in February 2004, they are telling
me and the distribution depot that they do not need it until January
2005.
it’s important to
think of the rdd
as the required
julian calendar
delivery date.
this track
is
dead-
lined
until
we get this
part.
remember:
we deploy
next month.
we have to
have the part
in time
to do
the repairs.
no sweat,
sarge. I’ll
send a
high
priority
requisition
on it.
it’s
not
a
priority code.
999 is an
nmcs
designator
used
instead
of an rdd.
New TMDE Equipment Authorized
The PM, TMDE is fielding the AN/USM- 677 spectrum analyzer, NSN 6625-01-
470-7545, and the new OS-303/G oscilloscope, NSN 6625-01-470-7541. But,
unit MTOEs haven’t been updated to authorize them. So, Property Book and
Force Modernization officers should note that the DA Letter of Authority (LOA)
is required to be in the PBO’s possession until unit authorization documents are
updated by the Force Management Support Agency. Contact your MACOM Force
Modernization Office if you don’t have a copy of the LOA and supply has asked
you to pick up your assets from an installation supply point. Get more info from
Randy Gibbs, DSN 897-2942, email at:
randy.gibbs@us.army.mil
617. 54-55 (C)
2/28/04
1:10 PM
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