What is DD Form 1593? It is a Department of Defense form titled DD Form 1593, Contract Administration Completion Record, April 1969., and its job is straightforward: Contract Administration Completion Record. That single line covers most of what people want to know before they download it.
Will you need a different form because of where you serve? No. DD forms are Department-wide instruments, and that scope is what separates them from service publications. One edition, all branches, defense agencies included.
Where does the requirement come from? From not stated, with not stated responsible for the document itself. Those are the names to cite if anyone asks under what authority you filed.
Which edition should you have? not stated, listed as not stated. A copy dated otherwise is a copy worth replacing.
What the form asks for
- 6. Status of Actions. a. Press space bar to mark X if Property Administration.
- 6.a. Mark X if Plant Clearance.
- 6.a. Mark X if Contract Termination.
- 6.a. Mark X if Other.
- Mark X for other function.
- 6.c. Mark X If required Actions Completed.
- 6.c. Mark X If required Actions Completed.
- 6.c. Mark X If required Actions Completed.
- 6.c. Mark X if required Actions Completed.
- Mark X if other actions for specified function were completed.
- Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
- 1. Suspense date.
- 2. From.
- 4. To (Organizational element performing function checked below).
- 3. Contract Number.
- As amended by modifications numbered through:
- 5. Name of Contractor.
- 6.d. Anticipated Date For Completion Of Actions.
- 6.d. Anticipated Date For Completion Of Actions.
- 6.d. Anticipated Date For Completion Of Actions.
- 6.d. Anticipated Date For Completion Of Actions.
- Anticipated date for completion of actions.
- Specify other function.
- 6.e. Signature.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 1 pages, about 37 entry fields.
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.
Do you pay for these? No. Free download, every format. What should you avoid? Filling the form inside a browser tab; the fields frequently do not save.
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.
How do you find a form referenced inside this one? By its number alone. The DD sequence runs across the entire Department, so a number identifies exactly one document regardless of which service cited it.
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.
Should you archive this file and reuse it next year? Better not. Forms are revised as directives are reissued, as data requirements shift and as statutory notice text is updated, and none of that reaches you directly. Download fresh, check the edition date.
Is any of this advice? No. This page distributes a published Defense form and explains its contents, which is a different thing from telling you whether your circumstances qualify or whether a reviewer will accept your copy. Direct questions of eligibility, applicability and procedure to not stated, to your servicing personnel office, or to the office designated in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 1593?
- DD Form 1593, Contract Administration Completion Record, April 1969.
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?