SECNAVINST 4440.34
ASN (RD&A)
22 December 2009
SECNAV INSTRUCTION 4440.34
From: Secretary of the Navy
Subj: IMPLEMENTATION OF ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Ref: (a) DoD Instruction 8320.04 of 16 Jun 08
(b) SECNAVINST 5400.15C
(c) U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to the
Congressional Defense Committees, Status of the
Department of Defense’s Business Transformation
Efforts of 15 Mar 08
(d) SECNAVINST 4000.37
(e) Naval Logistics Integration, Strategic Plan of
Sep 05
(f) DoD Directive 8320.03 of 23 Mar 07
(g) through (w), see enclosure (1)
1. Purpose. This instruction promulgates the Department of the
Navy (DON) policy regarding the Unique Identification (UID) of
tangible items of personal property, equipment, and materiel.
This instruction establishes policy and responsibility necessary
for implementation and management of Item Unique Identification
(IUID) within the Department of the Navy.
2. Scope. This instruction applies to all organizations within
the Department of the Navy, including foreign military sales.
3. Background
a. References (a) through (t) provide overarching
Department of Defense (DoD) policy and guidance for implementing
IUID throughout the Department of the Navy.
b. Reference (a) identifies the mandatory IUID requirements
for all qualifying property items delivered to the Government,
under contract, in inventory, in-use or legacy items if one or
more of the following criteria apply:
D E P A R T M E N T O F TH E N A V Y
O F F I C E O F T H E S E C R E T A R Y
1 0 0 0 N A V Y P E N T A G O N
W A S H I N G T O N D C 2 0 3 5 0- 1 0 0 0
