BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 20-104
17 NOVEMBER 2017
Incorporating Change 1, 18 October 2019
CERTIFIED CURRENT 5 SEPTEMBER 2020
Logistics
ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: HQ AFMC/A4NL Certified by: HQ AFMC/A4N
(Ms. Kim M. Brown)
Pages: 34
This publication implements Air Force Instruction (AFI) 20-110, Nuclear Weapons-Related
Materiel Management and AFI 20-110_Air Force Materiel Command Supplement, AFI 63-
101/20-101, Integrated Life Cycle Management, and Military Standard (MIL-STD)-130N,
Change 1, Department of Defense Standard Practice Identification Marking of U.S. Military
Property. It provides guidance and procedures related to Item Unique Identification (IUID)
enabled Serialized Item Management (SIM) and applies to all organizations within the Air Force
Materiel Command (AFMC). Note: All contractor requirements contained within this Air Force
Materiel Command Instruction (AFMCI) must be contained within the contract/grant/agreement
to be enforceable. This publication is not applicable to Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) using Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication. This publication may be supplemented at any level but must be routed to the OPR of
this publication for coordination prior to certification and approval. Ensure that all records created
as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force
Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with Air Force
Records Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). The
authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-
0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See Air Force Instruction (AFI)
33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with
the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate
