PGI 204.71 -UNIFORM CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBERING SYSTEM

(a) Separately identifiable contract line and subline items (i.e., all except those with characteristics described in DFARS 204.7103-1(a)(2)(iii) or 204.7104-1(a)) shall include a description of the item or service being procured, the associated Product or Service Code (PSC), the quantity, a unit of measure, defined acceptance and inspection locations and requirements, and the delivery schedule or performance period. Contracts for contingency operations shall include the project code at the line item level on each contract action. The list of applicable codes is maintained at http://www.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/elibrary/ServicePoints/CD_ProjCd_nopoc.docx. The contracting officer is responsible for coordinating any changes from the purchase request to the contract with the requiring activity.

(1) The list of active PSCs is available on the Federal Procurement Data System website under the ‘Worksite’ section under ‘Reference’.

(2) The list of available units of measure is on the Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy website at https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/ds/docs/pds/Line_Item_UoM_List.xlsx .

(3) Delivery and acceptance locations shall be defined using Activity Address Codes published in (1) DoD Activity Address Directory (DODAAD), DoD 4000.25-6-M, or (2) Military Assistance Program Address Directory System (MAPAD), DoD 4000.25-8-M and available for verification at https://www.daas.dla.mil/daasinq/default.asp.

(4) No activity shall be assigned acceptance responsibility unless that activity has acceptors registered in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). Available roles for an Activity Address Code can be verified at the Active DoDAACs & Roles link on the WAWF homepage at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(b) Fixed price line items shall include unit prices and total prices. Cost type line items shall not include unit prices, but shall contain the appropriate elements in accordance with FAR part 16. Not separately priced line items shall be so labeled. The notation “No Charge” shall not be used.

(c) The requirements at paragraph (a) and (b) shall be included in the appropriate parts of the contract Schedule.

(d) In structuring line items, especially on fixed-price contracts, due consideration shall be given to the effect of the chosen units of measure on administration and payment. No contract line item shall contain a quantity less than the number of deliveries anticipated on the line item. Contracting officers shall consider the need for periodic deliveries and payments in selecting a unit of measure. Included in this analysis shall be the impact of any financing arrangements under FAR part 32.

(i) Supplies: Line item quantities shall match the actual count of the supplies to be provided. For instance, if more than one delivery is expected, the quantity cannot be “1.”

(ii) Services: Line item quantities shall match the frequency with which performance will be reviewed, and on fixed-price line items, payment made. For example, a contract with a twelve-month period of performance should have a quantity and unit of measure suited to how the contract will be managed. If the intent is to review, accept, and pay for the services monthly, then the quantity should be 12, with a unit of measure such as “Months” or “Lots.” If the intent is to review, accept, and pay for the services quarterly, then the quantity should be 4, with a unit of measure such as “Lot”. If the quantity used is 1, then no payment for delivery can occur until the end of the period of performance. Services with tangible deliveries, such as repairs, shall be structured like supply line items.

(e) The following examples illustrate when the requirements at paragraph (a) apply—

(1) Separately identifiable subline items. The rule applies to subline items 0001AA and 0001AB. It does not apply to the line item 0001, because it does not have a deliverable.

ITEM NO.	SUPPLIES/SERVICE	QUANTITY	UNIT	UNIT PRICE	AMOUNT
0001	Widgets
0001AA	Red painted widgets	6	EA	$10.00	$60.00
0001AB	Unpainted widgets	6	EA	$9.50	$57.00

(2) Informational subline items. The rule applies to line item 0001. It does not apply to subline items 000101, 000102, and 000103 because they do not have deliverables.

ITEM NO.	SUPPLIES/SERVICE	QUANTITY	UNIT	UNIT PRICE	AMOUNT
0001	Widget implementation Joint Service Study	1	LOT	$60,000	$60,000
000101	Army funding (AA: $20,000)
000102	Navy funding (AB: $20,000)
000103	Air Force funding (AC: $20,000)

(3) Line item with no subline items. The rule applies.

ITEM NO.	SUPPLIES/SERVICE	QUANTITY	UNIT	UNIT PRICE	AMOUNT
0001	Red painted widgets	6	EA	$10.00	$60.00

(4) Line item is parent to an exhibit. The rule applies to the exhibit lines.

ITEM NO.	SUPPLIES/SERVICE	QUANTITY	UNIT	UNIT PRICE	AMOUNT
0001	See exhibit A ($117.00)
A001	Red painted widgets	6	EA	$10.00	$60.00
A002	Unpainted widgets	6	EA	$9.50	$57.00

(5) Line is parent to a subline item which refers to an exhibit. The rule applies to the exhibit lines.

ITEM NO.	SUPPLIES/SERVICE	QUANTITY	UNIT	UNIT PRICE	AMOUNT
0001	Widget program
0001AA	Design and develop widgets	1	LOT	$500.00	$500.00
0001AB	See exhibit A ($117.00)
A001	Red painted widgets	6	EA	$10.00	$60.00
A002	Unpainted widgets	6	EA	$9.50	$57.00

(a) Use of exhibits.

(1) Exhibits may be used instead of putting a long list of contract line items or subline items in the contract schedule. Exhibits are particularly useful in buying spare parts.

(2) When using exhibits, establish a contract line or subline item and refer to the exhibit.

(3) Identify exhibits individually.

(4) Each exhibit shall apply to only one contract line item or subline item.

(5) More than one exhibit may apply to a single contract line item.

(6) Data items on a DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements List, may be either separately priced or not separately priced.

(i) Separately priced. When data are separately priced, enter the price in Section B of the contract.

(ii) Not separately priced. Include prices in a priced contract line item or subline item.

(7) The contracting officer may append attachments to exhibits, as long as the attachment does not identify a deliverable requirement that has not been established by a contract line item or subline item or exhibit line item.

(8) Include exhibit line items and associated information in the electronically distributed contract documents identified in PGI 204.201 (3)(i)(A) and (B).

(b) Numbering exhibits and attachments.

(1) Use alpha characters to identify exhibits. The alpha characters shall be either single or double capital letters. Do not use the letters I or O.

(2) Once an identifier has been assigned to an exhibit, do not use it on another exhibit in the same contract.

(3) The identifier shall always appear in the first or first and second positions of all applicable exhibit line item numbers.

(4) If the exhibit has more than one page, cite the procurement instrument identification number, exhibit identifier, and applicable contract line or subline item number on each page.

(5) Use numbers to identify attachments.

(c) Numbering exhibit line items.

(1) Criteria for establishing. The criteria for establishing exhibit line items are the same as those for establishing contract line items (see DFARS 204.7103).

(2) Procedures for numbering.

(i) Number items in an exhibit in a manner similar to contract line items.

(ii) Number line items using a four-position number.

(A) The first position or the first and second position contain the exhibit identifier.

(B) The third and fourth positions contain the alpha or numeric character serial numbers assigned to the line item when using a double letter exhibit identifier. The second, third and fourth positions contain the alpha or numeric character serial numbers assigned to the line item when using a single letter exhibit identifier.

(iii) Exhibit line item numbers shall be sequential within the exhibit.

(3) Examples.

(i) Two-position serial number for double letter exhibit identifier.

Cumulative No. of Line Items

Serial Number Sequence

1-33 34-67 68-101 102-135 136-169 170-203 204-237 238-271 272-305 306-339 340-373 374-407 408-441 442-475 476-509 510-543 544-577 578-611 612-645 646-679 680-713 714-747 748-781 782-815 816-849 850-883 884-917 918-951 952-985 986-1019 1020-1053 1054-1087 1088-1121 1122-1155

01 thru 09, then 0A thru 0Z, then 10 thru 19, then 1A thru 1Z, then 20 thru 29, then 2A thru 2Z, then 30 thru 39, then 3A thru 3Z, then 40 thru 49, then 4A thru 4Z, then 50 thru 59, then 5A thru 5Z, then 60 thru 69, then 6A thru 6Z, then 70 thru 79, then 7A thru 7Z, then 80 thru 89, then 8A thru 8Z, then 90 thru 99, then 9A thru 9Z, then A0 thru A9, then AA thru AZ, then B0 thru B9, then BA thru BZ, then C0 thru C9, then CA thru CZ, then D0 thru D9, then DA thru DZ, then E0 thru E9, then EA thru EZ, then F0 thru F9, then FA thru FZ, then G0 thru G9, then GA thru GZ, then H0 thru H9, then HA thru HZ, then J0 thru J9, then JA thru JZ, then K0 thru K9, then KA thru KZ, then L0 thru L9, then LA thru LZ, then M0 thru M9, then MA thru MZ, then N0 thru N9, then NA thru NZ, then P0 thru P9, then PA thru PZ, then Q0 thru Q9, then QA thru QZ, then R0 thru R9, then RA thru RZ, then S0 thru S9, then SA thru SZ, then T0 thru T9, then TA thru TZ, then U0 thru U9, then UA thru UZ, then V0 thru V9, then VA thru VZ, then W0 thru W9, then WA thru WZ, then X0 thru X9, then XA thru XZ, then Y0 thru Y9, then YA thru YZ, then Z0 thru Z9, then ZA thru ZZ

(ii) Three-position numbers.

Cumulative No. of Line Items	Serial Number Sequence
1-33 34-67 68-101 102-135 136-305	01 thru 009, then 00A thru 00Z, then 010 thru 019, then 01A thru 01Z, then 020 thru 029, then 02A thru 02Z, then 030 thru 039, then 03A thru 03Z and so on to
306-339 340-373 374-407 408-441 442-1121 1122-1155 1156-1189 1190-1223 1224-1257 1258-1461 1462-1495 1496-1529 1530-1563 1564-2277 2278-2311 2312-2345 2346-2379 2380-2413 2414-2617 2618-2651 2652-2685 2686-2719 2720-3433 3434-3467 3468-3501 3502-10403 10404-10437 10438-10471 10472-10709 10710-10743 10744-10777 10778-10811 10812-11525 11526-11559	090 thru 099, then 09A thru 09Z, then 0A0 thru 0A9, then 0AA thru 0AZ, then 0B0 thru 0B9, then 0BB thru 0BZ, then 0C0 thru 0C9, then 0CA thru 0CZ, and so on to 0Z0 thru 0Z9, then 0ZA thru 0ZZ, then 100 thru 109, then 10A thru 10Z, then 110 thru 119, then 11A thru 11Z, then 120 thru 129, then 12A thru 12Z, and so on to 190 thru 199, then 19A thru 19Z, then 1A0 thru 1A9, then 1AA thru 1AZ, then 1B0 thru 1B9, then 1BA thru 1BZ, and so on to 1Z0 thru 1Z9, then 1ZA thru 1ZB, then 200 thru 109, then 10A thru 10Z, then 210 thru 219, then 21A thru 21Z, then 220 thru 229, then 22A thru 22Z, and so on to 290 thru 299, then 29A thru 29Z, then 2A0 thru 2A9, then 2AA thru 2AZ, then 2B0 thru 2B9, then 2BA thru 2BZ, and so on to 2Z0 thru 2Z9, then 2ZA thru 2ZZ, then 300 thru 309, then 30Z thru 30Z, and so on to 900 thru 909, then 90A thru 90Z, then 910 thru 919, then 91A thru 91Z, and so on to 990 thru 999, then 99A thru 99Z, then 9A0 thru 9A9, then 9AA thru 9AZ, then 9B0 thru 9B9, then 9BA thru 9BZ, and so on to 9Z0 thru 9Z9, then 9ZA thru 9ZZ

(a) Establishing the contract ACRN.

(1) The contracting office issuing the contract is responsible for assigning ACRNs. This authority shall not be delegated. If more than one office will use the contract (e.g., ordering officers, other contracting officers), the contract must contain instructions for assigning ACRNs.

(2) ACRNs shall be established in accordance with the following guidelines:

(i) Do not use the letters I and O.

(ii) In no case shall an ACRN apply to more than one accounting classification citation, nor shall more than one ACRN be assigned to one accounting classification citation.

(b) Establishing an AAI. An AAI, as detailed http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA002246-09-DPAP.pdf, is a six-digit data element that identifies a system in which accounting for specific funds is performed. The funding office will provide to the contracting office the AAI associated with the funding for each line item.

(c) Capturing accounting and appropriations data in procurement. Procurement instruments shall identify the funding used for the effort in one of two ways.

(1) In legacy system environments where the contracting and accounting processes are not sufficiently integrated to ensure use of the Procurement Instrument Identifiers (PIIDs) (see DFARS Subpart 204.16) and line item numbers as common keys, the contract shall include the accounting and appropriations data and ACRN as follows:

(i) Show the ACRN as a detached prefix to the accounting classification citation in the accounting and appropriations data block or, if there are too many accounting classification citations to fit reasonably in that block, in section G (Contract Administration Data).

(ii) ACRNs need not prefix accounting classification citations if the accounting classification citations are present in the contract only for the transportation officer to cite to Government bills of lading.

(iii) If the contracting officer is making a modification to a contract and using the same accounting classification citations, which have had ACRNs assigned to them, the modification need cite only the ACRNs in the accounting and appropriations data block or on the continuation sheets.

(iv) Showing the ACRN in the contract. If there is more than one ACRN in a contract, all the ACRNs will appear in several places in the schedule (e.g., ACRN: AA).

(A) Ship-to/mark-for block. Show the ACRN beside the identity code of each activity in the ship-to/mark-for block unless only one accounting classification citation applies to a line item or subline item. Only one ACRN may be assigned to the same ship-to/mark-for within the same contract line or subline item number unless multiple accounting classification citations apply to a single nonseverable deliverable unit such that the item cannot be related to an individual accounting classification citation.

(B) Supplies/services column.

(1) If only one accounting classification citation applies to a line item or a subline item, the ACRN shall be shown in the supplies/services column near the item description.

(2) If more than one accounting classification citation applies to a single contract line item, identify each assigned ACRN and the amount of associated funds using informational subline items (see DFARS 204.7104-1(a)).

(2) The contract shall include AAIs and ACRNs in system environments where the accounting systems are able to use PIIDs and line item numbers as common keys to enable traceability of funding to contract actions. Include AAIs and ACRNs as follows:

(i) Showing the ACRN in the contract. If there is more than one ACRN in a contract, all the ACRNs will appear in several places in the schedule (e.g., ACRN: AA).

(A) Ship-to/mark-for block. Show the ACRN beside the identity code of each activity in the ship-to/mark-for block unless only one accounting classification citation applies to a line item or subline item. Only one ACRN may be assigned to the same ship-to/mark-for within the same contract line or subline item number unless multiple accounting classification citations apply to a single nonseverable deliverable unit such that the item cannot be related to an individual accounting classification citation.

(B) Supplies/services column.

(1) If only one accounting classification citation applies to a line item or a subline item, the ACRN shall be shown in the supplies/services column near the item description.

(2) If more than one accounting classification citation applies to a single contract line item, identify each assigned ACRN and the amount of associated funds using informational subline items (see DFARS 204.7104-1(a)).

(ii) Showing the AAI in the contract. If there is more than one AAI in a contract, show the AAI in the supplies/services column of the Schedule next to the ACRN. A sample showing the AAI is as follows:

ITEM NO	SUPPLIES/SERVICES	QUANTITY	UNIT	UNIT PRICE	AMOUNT
0002	BRU-32 B/A Ejector Bomb Rack	23	Each	$22,206.00	$510,738.00

MILSTRIP: N0001906P7PM230

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0010144885-0001

ACRN: AA

AAI: 050119

(a) Scope. This section applies to contracts and orders that are funded by multiple accounting classification reference number (ACRN) citations and—

(1) Include deliverable line items or deliverable subline items (see FAR 4.1005-1) that are funded by multiple ACRNs; or

(2) Authorize financing payments.

(b) For contracts and orders covered by this subpart—

(1) The contracting officer shall insert the table at paragraph (b)(2), or a link to the table at (b)(2) (https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/pgi_htm/current/PGI204_71.htm#pay…) in Section G of the contract, or equivalent. When some, but not all, of the fixed-price line items in a contract are subject to contract financing payments, the contracting officer shall clearly identify to which line items the payment clause(s) included in Section I of the contract apply.

(2) The payment office shall allocate and record the amounts paid from the ACRNs in the contract using the table in this paragraph (b)(2) based on the type of payment request submitted (see DFARS 252.232-7006) and the type of effort identified by the Product Service Code for each deliverable line item or subline item (see FAR 4.1005-1).

For Government Use Only
Contract/Order Payment Clause	Type of Payment Request	Supply	Service	Construction	Payment Office Allocation Method
52.212-4 (Alt I), Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services; 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment; 52.232-7, Payments Under Time-and-Materials and Labor-Hour Contracts	Cost Voucher	X	X	N/A	Line item specific proration. If there is more than one ACRN within a deliverable contract line item, the funds will be allocated in the same proportion as the amount of funding currently unliquidated for each ACRN on the line item billed.
52.232-1, Payments; 252.217-7007, Payments (vessel repair and alterations)	Navy Shipbuilding Invoice (Fixed Price)	X	X	N/A	Line item specific by fiscal year. If there is more than one ACRN within a deliverable line or deliverable subline item, the funds will be allocated using the oldest funds first. In the event of a deliverable line or deliverable subline item with two or more ACRNs with the same fiscal year, those amounts will be prorated to the available unliquidated funds for that year.
52.232-1, Payments; 52.232-2, Payments under Fixed-Price Research and Development Contracts; 52.232-3, Payments under Personal Services Contracts; 52.232-4, Payments under Transportation Contracts and Transportation-Related Services Contracts; and 52.232-6, Payments under Communication Service Contracts with Common Carriers	Invoice	X	X	N/A	Line item specific proration. If there is more than one ACRN within a deliverable line item or deliverable subline item, the funds will be allocated in the same proportion as the amount of funding currently unliquidated for each ACRN on the deliverable line or deliverable subline item for which payment is requested.
52.232-5, Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts	Construction and Facilities Management Invoice	N/A	N/A	X	Line item specific by fiscal year. If there is more than one ACRN within a deliverable line or deliverable subline item, the funds will be allocated using the oldest funds first. In the event of a deliverable line or deliverable subline item with two or more ACRNs with the same fiscal year, those amounts will be prorated to the available unliquidated funds for that year.
52.232-16, Progress Payments (excluding contracts with multiple lot progress payments)	Progress Payment*	X	X	N/A	Contract-wide proration. Funds shall be allocated in the same proportion as the amount of funding currently unliquidated for each ACRN. Progress payments are considered contract level financing, and the “contract price” shall reflect the fixed-price portion of the contract per FAR 32.501-3.
52.232-16, Progress Payments 252.232-7018, Progress Payments- Multiple Lots	Progress Payment*	X	X	N/A	Lot-wide proration (applies to lots specifically identified in the contract). If there is more than one ACRN within a lot, the funds will be allocated in the same proportion as the amount of funding currently unliquidated for each ACRN on the lot for which payment is requested. See paragraph (c) of this section for multiple lot CLIN structure.
52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Products and Commercial Services;; 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Products and Commercial Services	Commercial Product and Commercial Service; Financing*	X	X	N/A	Specified in approved payment. The contracting officer shall specify the amount to be paid and the account(s) to be charged for each payment approval in accordance with FAR 32.207(b)(2).
52.232-32, Performance-Based Payments	Performance-Based Payments*	X	X	N/A	Specified in approved payment. The contracting officer shall specify the amount to be paid and the account(s) to be charged for each payment approval in accordance with FAR 32.1007(b)(2).
252.232-7002, Progress Payments for Foreign Military Sales Acquisitions	Progress Payment*	X	X	N/A	Allocate costs among line items and countries in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Contracting Officer.
*Liquidation of Financing Payments. Liquidation will be applied by the payment office against those ACRNs which are identified by the payment instructions for the delivery payment and in keeping with the liquidation provision of the applicable contract financing clause (i.e., progress payment, performance-based payment, or commercial product and commercial service financing).

(c) The following example illustrates a contract with multiple lots. Note that each lot is specifically identified in Section B of the Schedule in the event lot-wide proration will be used in accordance with DFARS 252.232-7018, Progress Payments-Multiple Lots. Note also that cost-reimbursement line items are not included in the request for progress payment.

Section B – Supplies or services and prices/costs.

ITEM NO.	SUPPLIES/SERVICE	QUANTITY	UNIT	UNIT PRICE	AMOUNT
	Lot 1 (FYXX)
0001	Lot 1 ABC Vehicle (FFP)
0001AA	Lot 1 ABC Vehicles, Army (Procurement)	19	EA	$300,000	$5,700,000
0001AB	Lot 1 ABC Vehicles, Marine Corps (Procurement)	11	EA	$300,000	$3,300,000
0002	Data for Item 0001				NSP
0003	Lot 1 Initial Spares (FFP)
0003AA	Lot 1 ABC Vehicle Initial Spares Army (See Exhibit C, $456,000) (Procurement)
0003AB	Lot 1 ABC Vehicle Initial Spares Marine Corps (See Exhibit D, $264,000) (Procurement)
0004	Lot 1 System Engineering and Program Management (CPFF)	1	Lot		Est. Cost: $167,400 Fixed Fee: $12,600
	OPTION ITEMS
	Lot 2 (FYXY)
1001	Lot 2 ABC Vehicles (FFP)
1001AA	Lot 2 ABC Vehicles, Army (Procurement)	25	EA	$303,000	$7,575,000
1001AB	Lot 2 ABC Vehicles, Marine Corps (Procurement)	15	EA	$307,500	$4,545,000
1002	Data for Item 1001				NSP
1003	Lot 2 Initial Spares (FFP)
1003AA	Lot 2 ABC Vehicle Initial Spares Army (See Exhibit E, $606,000) (Procurement)
1003AB	Lot 2 ABC Vehicle Initial Spares Marine Corps (See Exhibit F, $363,600) (Procurement)
1004	Lot 2 System Engineering and Program Management (CPFF)	1	Lot		Est. Cost: $225,432 Fixed Fee: $16,968