What better way to manage and compartmentalize all our products than implementing a UID Compliant Code for UID Labels, which stands for Unique Identification, along with the mandatory standards of MIL STD 129, and MIL STD 130, which signifies and permits the accepted printing and markings. The UID Label system was introduced in 2004, and has been designed by the Government’s (Department of Defense) to mark and represent all products by all organizations.

UID Labels, a barcode symbol consisting of data signifying, (1) a Serial Number, (2) Part Number, and (3) Cage Code, which is a government assigned code that uniquely identifies any and all supplier facilities, and locations. A rigid procedure is assembled to follow prior to all UID data registration. All data is tested and verified prior to approval through various governmental departments. The final submission of the UID Label data is at the Department of Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) and UID Registry.

For the military part of their UID Label system is to adhere to the MIL STD 129 standards, which marks all supplies, immunizations, and equipment. Although, there are additional UID Labels, the MIL STD 129, standards for shipping are in the basic format of the numeric sequences as follows: (1) National Stock Number (NSN), (2) Item Description, and (3) Part Number. For updated comparisons of all UID Labels and MIL STD 129 standards, specifications are also found on the government website.

As a standard procedure the government has formulated MIL STD 130, unlike the MIL STD 29, for military, which mandates and permits the printing, and marking of the UID symbols in various durable and permanent methods for such items as name plates, and labels. Thus, tagging each and every product, or item circulated. This barcode also known as a 2-dimensional data matrix must be mechanically readable for scanning with the specifications required in databases, and with a limitation of 50 characters. Definitively, the government under the MIL STD 130, just as in MIL STD 129 military standards and regulations, demands that all contracted organizations depict certain specifications of record such as, dates, time, terms, condition, operation, and usefulness of the products.

UID Labels, MIL STD 129 and MIL STD 130, give a foundation and base to keeping track for all organizations in a beginning to a successful inventory system. As mandated by the Department of Defense, the UID Labels identifies all items.