Overview
FAR 4.1600 establishes the foundational policies and procedures for assigning unique Procurement Instrument Identifiers (PIID) to all federal procurement actions.
Key Rules
- Mandatory Unique Identification: Every solicitation, contract, agreement, and order must be assigned a unique PIID.
- Broad Application: The requirement extends to all "related procurement instruments," ensuring modifications and amendments are also uniquely identified.
- Standardization: This subpart serves as the basis for standardized identification across the federal government to ensure data integrity.
Practical Implications
- Ensures that every federal acquisition can be precisely tracked and audited across multiple government databases, such as FPDS and SAM.gov.
- Prevents administrative and financial errors by ensuring that no two procurement actions share the same identifier, which is critical for accurate payment processing and contract management.