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SUBJ/MARINE CORPS TEST FOR AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADE OF UNAUTHORIZED FORCE
/ACTIVITY DESIGNATOR (FAD) ONE REQUISITIONS//
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NARR/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MATERIEL MANAGEMENT
REGULATION AVAILABLE AT HTTP://204.255.70.40/SUPREG. REF B IS
THE MARINE CORPS ORDER FOR UNIFIED MATERIEL MOVEMENT AND ISSUE
PROCEDURES (UMMIPS). REF C IS THE MILITARY STANDARD
REQUISITIONING AND ISSUE PROCEDURES MANUAL AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WEB7.WHS.OSD.MIL/HTML/4000251M.HTM//
POC/K. RINEAMEN/GS13/LPP-2/DSN 225-8934/TEL:703-695-8934//
RMKS/1. THE MARINE CORPS HAS AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN A TEST WITH
THE DIRECTOR FOR LOGISTICS/J-4, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF (JCS), AND THE
DEFENSE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DLMS) SUPPLY PROCESS REVIEW
COMMITTEE FOR AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING OF UNAUTHORIZED FAD ONE REQUISITIONS. DURING THE TEST, UNAUTHORIZED FAD ONE REQUISITIONS
FOR MARINE CORPS UNITS WILL BE DOWNGRADED (AUTOMATICALLY) TO FAD
THREE. THE TEST WILL BEGIN ON 1 JUN 00 AND CONTINUE UNTIL
30 SEP 00. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT DOWNGRADED REQUISITIONS
WILL NOT BE CANCELLED.
2. BACKGROUND. IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE EQUALITY IN THE FAD
PRIORITY SYSTEM, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DIRECTED THAT THE
CHAIRMAN, JCS ESTABLISH MECHANISMS TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF
FAD ONE REQUISITIONS IN THE SUPPLY SYSTEM. SEE REFERENCE A,
APPENDIX 9, FOR MORE INFORMATION. IN RESPONSE, THE DIRECTOR
FOR LOGISTICS/J-4 IS PURSUING AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADES FOR
UNAUTHORIZED FAD ONE REQUISITIONS. WHEN IMPLEMENTED, THIS
PROCESS WILL ALLOW ONLY LEGITIMATE FAD ONE REQUISITIONS TO PASS
THEREBY ENSURING THAT FAD ONE IS TREATED WITH THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
THE MARINE CORPS AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN A TEST FOR A PERIOD OF
FOUR MONTHS (1 JUN 00 TO 30 SEP 00). THE RESULTS WILL BE ANALYZED
AND, IF SUCCESSFUL, MAY BE IMPLEMENTED DOD-WIDE.
3. INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
A. PER REFS A AND B, FAD ONE IS RESERVED FOR UNITS, PROGRAMS,
OR ACTIVITIES WITH THE HIGHEST NATIONAL PRIORITY AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE CHAIRMAN, JCS AND APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. UNITS
ASSIGNED FAD ONE ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE PRIORITY DESIGNATORS ONE,
FOUR, AND ELEVEN DEPENDING ON URGENCY OF NEED.
B. PER REF C, THE DEFENSE AUTOMATIC ADDRESSING SYSTEM CENTER
(DAASC) TRACKS UNAUTHORIZED FAD ONE REQUISITIONS BY DOD ACTIVITY
ADDRESS CODE (DODAAC). REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DAASC WEB SITE
UNDER "VALIDATION OF PRIORITY DESIGNATORS" [HTTP://WWW.DAAS.DLA.MIL/
DAASHOME/DAASC_REPORTS.HTM#FADI]. THE SITE OFFERS VISIBILITY OF
UNAUTHORIZED FAD ONE REQUISITIONS BY SERVICE, DODAAC, AND DOCUMENT
NUMBER. MARINE CORPS UNITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THIS WEB SITE
AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO CURTAIL UNAUTHORIZED FAD ONE USAGE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO REFERENCE C, APPENDIX B 14.
C. BASED ON THE TRACKING DESCRIBED ABOVE, DAASC DEVELOPED AN
AUTOMATED CAPABILITY TO DOWNGRADE UNAUTHORIZED FAD ONE REQUISITIONS.
THIS DOWNGRADE APPLIES TO REQUISITIONS FROM DODAACS THAT DO NOT HAVE
A VALID FAD ONE ASSIGNMENT.
D. AT THE DIRECTION OF HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (LPP) AND
JCS (J-4), DAASC WILL INITIATE THE TEST. CHANGES WILL BE TRANSPARENT
TO USING UNITS, HOWEVER, LOCAL PROCEDURES SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND
ADJUSTED, IF NECESSARY, TO ACCOMMODATE AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING.
E. BEGINNING ON 1 JUN 00, DAASC WILL AUTOMATICALLY DOWNGRADE
ALL UNAUTHORIZED FAD ONE REQUISITIONS TO FAD THREE (PRIORITY
DESIGNATOR THREE, SIX, OR THIRTEEN DEPENDING ON URGENCY OF NEED).
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED BY THE SUBMITTING UNIT. AN AE9 TRANSACTION
WITH A STATUS CODE OF BK WILL BE SENT TO ALERT THE SUBMITTING UNIT
OF THE ACTION. THE REQUISITION WILL THEN BE PROCESSED AS FAD THREE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH TIME STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN REFERENCE A.
DOWNGRADED REQUISITIONS WILL NOT BE CANCELLED.
F. REQUEST THAT COMMARFORLANT AND COMMARFORPAC EACH ASSIGN
ONE UNIT/ACTIVITY TO SUBMIT AND TRACK 50 DELIBERATE UNAUTHORIZED FAD
ONE REQUISITIONS (DOC ID AO-) DURING THE COURSE OF THE TEST.
TRACK THE REQUISITIONS TO ENSURE:
(1) THE REQUISITIONS ARE DOWNGRADED BY DAASC TO THE
APPROPRIATE FAD THREE PRIORITY (BASED ON URGENCY OF NEED).
(2) THERE ARE NO DELAYS IN PROCESSING AND THAT NO
REQUISITIONS ARE CANCELLED INVOLUNTARILLY.
G. REQUEST THAT COMMARFORLANT AND COMMARFORPAC PROVIDE RESULTS
OF DELIBERATE FAD ONE TRACKING TO THE POINT OF CONTACT LISTED BELOW.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TEST, THE RESULTS WILL BE ANALYZED. IF
SUCCESSFUL, AND CAUSES NO ADVERSE IMPACT ON OPERATIONS, AUTOMATIC
DOWNGRADING MAY BE IMPLEMENTED DOD-WIDE. IF PROBLEMS ARE EXPERIENCED
DURING THE TEST, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT THE SITUATION AND ALERT
THE POINT OF CONTACT LISTED BELOW.
4. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AUTOMATIC DOWNGRADING, OR TO REPORT
PROBLEMS, PLEASE CONTACT MR. KEITH RINEAMAN (LPP-2) AT DSN 225-8934,
COMMERCIAL 703-695-8934, OR E-MAIL RINEAMANKC@HQMC.USMC.MIL.//
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