The Department of Defense has mandated landmark policy that requires all assets and personal property owned by the DoD, including assets in the possession of contractors, to be marked with a unique serialized identification number in accordance with MIL STD 130. Unique Identification (UID) applies equally to legacy property and newly requisitioned government furnished property (GFP) in possession of contractors (PIPC), with the goal of placing 100% of GFP and deliverables in the new IUID Registry for lifecycle management.
The UID is a totally unique identifier containing data elements which are encoded into Data Matrix bar codes that are applied to every qualifying government item. By having each item properly marked and scanned, the DoD intends to achieve continuous reporting via their Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system and their IUID Registry.
Although bar code has been around for forty years, only recently have databases been available with enough storage and query capacity to handle the government’s volume. With this increased capacity the efficiencies provided by bar code and RFID technologies have been able to further evolve. The DoD is the user that is driving this sweeping change.
This new wave of 2D data matrix bar code, and now RFID, will have immense ripple effects throughout the economy. Those who are charged with implementing UID are truly participants in an economic paradigm shift.
New UID Comply! Validator is a desktop PC software utility that validates all UID bar code formats and simplifies submission of UID data to the UID Registry and WAWF websites.
2D scanner or imager required to operate. If you require a 2D scanner or imager, please review the order form and contact us at 800.733.7592 to place your order.
Use this UID Solution Builder in order to determine which compliance product is right for your company.
A2B Tracking Solutions offers a complete range of UID compliance solutions from software that validates bar code syntax and format for entry to the WAWF to systems that manage data from the laser etched mark all the way up to the UID registry.
