PGI 204.1670 Cross reference to Federal Procurement Data System
Section DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information
Facts
- Citation
- PGI 204.1670
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR Subpart 4.16 Unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers
- Text as of
- DFARS PGI Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
The following matrices should be used as a cross reference between the terms used in the FAR, DFARS, and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS).
| STRUCTURE OF REQUIRED IDENTIFIERS | |||||
| Key andDescription | Format | ||||
| A - DoD Procurement InstrumentIdentifier (PIID) | Consists of the concatenation of the following four fields: | ||||
| Enterprise Identifier - DODAAC of contracting office | Fiscal Year in which award is made | Procurement Instrument Type Code | Serialized Identifier | ||
| Six alpha-numeric characters excludingI and O | Two numeric characters | One alpha character excludingI and O | Four alpha-numeric characters excludingI and O. 0000 is not an acceptable value. | ||
| B - DoD Order Number (Supplementary PIID) | Four alpha-numeric characters excluding I and O. A and P are prohibited in the first position. 0000 is not an acceptable value.(NOTE: Four character supplementary PIID order numbers are only allowed to be issued through FY16. Subsequently, all orders must be in the format shown above in section A of this table. DoD activities are encouraged to transition as soon as possible in FY16 to this new method for numbering orders under DoD contracts and agreements. Transition must be completed no later than October 1, 2016.) | ||||
| C - DoD Procurement Instrument Modification Identifier (Supplementary PIID) | Six alpha-numeric characters beginning with A or P, excluding I and O. P00000 and A00000 are not acceptable values. | ||||
| D - DoD Order Modification Identifier (Supplementary PIID) | Two alpha-numeric characters excluding I and O. 00 is not an acceptable value.(NOTE: Two character supplementary PIID modification numbers are only allowed to be issued to DoD orders issued through FY16. Modification to DoD orders issued after the transition to the new method of numbering orders under DoD contracts and agreements must be in the form shown in section C of this table. | ||||
| E - Non DoD Procurement Instrument Number | 4 to 50 Alpha-numeric characters | ||||
| ELEMENTS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCUREMENT ACTION | |||||
| Procurement Instrument Action Type | Required as shown below to uniquely identify the action. | ||||
| Reference Procurement Instrument (Reference Use Only) | Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) (Contract Number) | Modification Number Order Number | |||
| BPA or Order under a Schedule or other non-DoD Instrument | E | A | |||
| Order against a BPA under a Schedule (FY16 and later) | E | A | A | ||
| Order against a BPA under a Schedule (Pre-FY16) | E | A | B | ||
| DoD Contract, Purchase Order, BOA, BPA not under a Schedule, or other instrument | A | ||||
| Order against a DoD Contract, BOA, BPA not under a Schedule, or other instrument (FY16 and later) | A | A | |||
| Order against a DoD Contract, BOA, BPA not under a Schedule or other instrument(Pre-FY16) | A | B | |||
| Modification to a BPA or Order under a Schedule or other non- DoD instrument | E | A | C | ||
| Modification to an Order against a BPA under a Schedule(FY16 and later) | E | A | A | C | |
| Modification to an Order against a BPA under a Schedule(Pre-FY16) | E | A | B | D | |
| Modification to a DoD Contract, Purchase Order, BOA, BPA not under a Schedule, or other instrument | A | C |
| Modification to an Order against a DoD Contract, BOA, or BPA not under a schedule (FY16 and later) | A | A | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modification to an Order against a DoD Contract, BOA, or BPA not under a schedule (Pre-FY16) | A | B | D |
| FPDS Crosswalk | FPDS FIELD NAME | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REF_IDV_PIID | REF_IDV_MODIFI-CATION_NUMBER | PIID | MODIFICATION_NUMBER | |
| BPA or Order under a Schedule or other non-DoD Instrument | E | Use 0 | A | Use 0 |
| Order against a BPA under a Schedule (FY16 and later) | A | Use 0 | A | Use 0 |
| Order against a BPA under a Schedule(Pre-FY16) | A | Use 0 | B* | Use 0 |
| DoD Contract, Purchase Order, BOA, BPA not under a Schedule, or other instrument | A | Use 0 | ||
| Order against a DoD Contract, BOA, BPA not under a Schedule, or other instrument (FY16 and later) | A | Use 0 | A | C |
| Order against a DoD Contract, BOA, BPA not under a Schedule, or other instrument(Pre-FY16) | A | Use 0 | B* | D* |
| Modification to a BPA or Order under a Schedule or other non-DoD Instrument | A | C | ||
| Modification to an Order against a BPA under a Schedule(FY16and later) | A | Use 0 | A | C |
| Modification to an Order against a BPA under a Schedule(Pre-FY16) | A | Use 0 | B* | D* |
| Modification to a DoD Contract, Purchase Order, BOA, BPA not under a Schedule, or other instrument | A | C | ||
| Modification to an Order against a DoD Contract, BOA, or BPA not under a Schedule(FY16 and later) | A | Use 0 | A | C |
| Modification to an Order against a DoD Contract, BOA, or BPA not under a Schedule(Pre-FY16) | A | Use 0 | B* | D* |
| * Note that FPDS strips leading zeroes, so that modification 02 to order 0024 is shown as modification 2 to order 24. |
Quick answers
What is PGI 204.1670?
PGI 204.1670 is a section of the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information, titled "Cross reference to Federal Procurement Data System".
Are changes to PGI 204.1670 proposed?
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