FLIS Procedures Manual - General and Administrative Information: DoD 4100.39-M Volume 1

DoD 4100.39-M, Volume 1. Congress enacted Public Law 82-436 in 1952 to provide for an economical, efficient and effective supply management organization within the Department of Defense through the establishment of a single cataloging system. The law further designated that a single item identification will be utilized for each item repetitively used, purchased, stocked or distributed, for all functions of supply from original purchase to final disposal. Implementation of this portion of the statutory requirement within the Department of Defense provided the foundation of the Federal Catalog Program. The policies outlined in this manual are published under the authority of the DoD Materiel Management Regulation, DoD 4140.1-R, and are mandatory for use by all participants in the Federal Catalog Program. The procedures contained in this manual which implement this policy are also mandatory for use by all participants in the Federal Catalog System. This is volume 1 of a 4 volume set.