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DD Form 1641 — a Department of Defense document. Title of record: DD Form 1641, Disposal Determination Approval, April 2000. Stated purpose: Disposal Determination Approval. Edition date not stated; status not stated.
Governing directive: not stated. Responsible office: not stated. The DD designation signals joint scope — all military departments, combatant commands and defense agencies draw on a single edition of the document.
The form reaches military personnel across the services, civilian employees of the Department, and the personnel and records specialists who receive it.
Timing of submission is fixed by not stated and by the implementing guidance of the submitting organization. What follows describes the blank document, not agency procedure.
Formats offered: PDF. Length: 1 pages. Fillable field count: roughly 76.
Distribution centres on pdf. Two states exist: fillable, where field boxes accept keyboard input and retain it, and printable, a static blank produced for manual completion. Typed data reproduces cleanly across copies; handwritten data depends on the writer.
What the form asks for
- 1. Plant Clearance Case Number.
- 2. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no dividers).
- 3. Type of contract. Press space bar to mark X in first box if fixed price, second box if cost type, third box if facility, fourth box if lease, or fifth box if bailment.
- 4. Inventory Schedule Number (Attach Copy).
- 5. Type of inventory. X first box if termination, second box if residual to contract, third box if change order, fourth box if excess GFP, or fifth box if production equipment.
- 6.a. Name of Prime Contractor.
- 6. b. Address of Prime Contractor, Include Zip Code.
- 6.c. Procurement Instrument I D Number.
- 7.a. Name of Subcontractor.
- 7.b. Address of Subcontractor, Include Zip Code.
- 7.c. Subcontract Number.
- Category A. 7. Other (Specify).
- Category B. 7. Other (Specify).
- Category C. 4. Other (Specify).
- 8.a. Alphanumeric code(s), line 1.
- b. Item number(s).
- c. Acquisition cost.
- a. Alphanumeric code(s), line 2.
- b. Item number(s).
- c. Acquisition cost.
- a. Alphanumeric code(s), line 3.
- b. Item number(s).
- c. Acquisition cost.
- a. Alphanumeric code(s), line 4.
The document is filled from the top down. Identification precedes substance, substance precedes certification. Fields lower on the page are commonly keyed to entries made above them.
The current edition is not stated. Superseded editions of DD forms are frequently rejected at the receiving office, since Department-wide forms change centrally and older layouts lose their field correspondence. Edition date appears in the lower corner of the printed blank.
The signature block takes an actual signature. On paper this means ink; electronically it means a credentialed digital signature, commonly CAC-based. Typed text in a signature field satisfies neither.
Where personal information is collected, a Privacy Act Statement appears on or with the form. It names the collection authority, the purpose, the routine uses of the data and the consequence of withholding it. Reading it precedes filling the form.
Frequent defects: obsolete edition, unfilled required boxes, handwriting that fails on reproduction, non-conforming date format, and certification without a corresponding date.
Field-level instructions appear on the form itself and in not stated. The directive is the controlling text.
The completed document moves to the office named in not stated or in local guidance. A retained copy is conventional practice.
Related documents are located by series and number. DD forms sit in a single Department-wide sequence, so a form referenced inside DD Form 1641 is normally found by its number alone, without regard to service.
A DD number and a DA number may appear in the same instruction without being related. DA forms belong to the Army alone; DD forms belong to the Department and are administered at Department level. The sequences are independent.
Editions change because the underlying directive changes, because collection requirements are revised, or because Privacy Act language is updated. Checking the edition date at the point of download is the practical response.
Scope of this page: distribution of a published form and description of its contents. It offers no legal guidance and no assurance regarding any particular submission. Direct procedural questions to not stated, to the servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1641?
- DD Form 1641, Disposal Determination Approval, April 2000
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?