So what is DD Form 1423-2? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1423-2, Contract Data Requirements List (2 data items), August 1996, used to Contract Data Requirements List (2 Data Items). Anything else you need follows from that.
Does it apply to your branch? Yes. The DD prefix means Department of Defense, not one service, so the same blank serves the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force and the Coast Guard under Defense jurisdiction. There is no Army version and no Navy version to search for.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- A. Contract Line Item Number.
- B. Exhibit.
- C. CATEGORY. Press space bar to mark X if TDP - Technical Data Package.
- C. Mark X if TM - Technical Manual.
- C. Other category.
- D. System/item.
- E. Contract/ PR Number.
- F. Contractor.
- 1. Data Item Number (Item 1 of 2).
- 2. Title of Data Item.
- 3. Subtitle.
- 4. Authority.
- 5. Contract Reference.
- 6. Requiring Office.
- 7. DD 250 Requirement.
- 8. Approval code.
- 9. Distribution Statement Required.
- 10. Frequency.
- 11. As Of Date.
- 12. Date of first submission.
- 13. Date of subsequent submission.
- 14. Distribution. a. Addressee, line 1 of 3.
- 14.b. Number of Copies. Draft.
- 14.b. Number of Final copies: regular.
Download the form
What can you download? The available set is PDF. How big is the job? The form runs 2 pages with roughly 168 fields to complete.
Why will not the xfdl file open? Because it is not a pdf. Xfdl belongs to IBM Lotus Forms, long the Department's electronic form format, and it needs IBM Lotus Forms Viewer or an equivalent reader installed first.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
Where do you start? At the top. Identification first, the substance of the entry second, certification last. Why that order? Because fields lower on the page often depend on data you established in the header, and filling out of sequence produces contradictions.
Why does the edition matter so much here? Because DD forms are revised centrally. When the Department reissues one, it reissues it for all branches simultaneously, and the field layout can shift. Compare the printed date against not stated before you type anything.
What if a specific field still puzzles you? Read the instructions printed on the form, then not stated. Which wins if they differ? The directive.
Who receives it? The office not stated designates, subject to whatever local instruction your organization adds. What do you keep? A copy, made before the form leaves your hands.
Do you need to know which branch issued a related form? No. DD numbering is Department-wide and unified, which means the number on its own is a complete address for the document.
Why do some instructions cite both a DA and a DD form? Because the procedure touches both systems, not because the forms are related. Service forms answer to a service proponent; DD forms answer to not stated or another Department office. The sequences were never aligned.
Why do editions change at all? Three reasons, mostly: the prescribing directive gets reissued, the information collected changes, or the required notice language is amended. Are you notified when it happens? No. Which is why confirming not stated at the moment you download is worth the few seconds.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1423-2?
- DD Form 1423-2, Contract Data Requirements List (2 data items), August 1996
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?