So what is DD Form 1637? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1637, Notice of Acceptance of Inventory Schedules, June 2003, used to Notice of Acceptance of Inventory Schedules. 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 is behind it? not stated maintains the form, and not stated is the publication that requires it. Those two names answer most questions about why you are being asked to submit anything at all.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- 1. Plant clearance case number. All future documents concerning this case must bear this plant clearance case number.
- 2. To: Include Zip Code.
- 3. From: include zip code.
- 4. Procurement Instrument Identification Number.
- 5. Subcontract or purchase order number.
- 6. Change order number.
- 7. Termination Docket Number.
- 8. Contractor's Reference Number.
- 9. Type of contract: Press space bar to mark X if a. Fixed price.
- 9.b. Mark X if Cost type.
- 9.c. Mark X if Facility.
- 9.d. Mark X if Lease.
- 9.e. Mark X if Bailment.
- 9.f. Mark X if Storage.
- 10. Type of Inventory. a. Mark X if Termination.
- 10.b. Mark X if Residual to Contract.
- 10.c. Mark X if Change Order.
- 10.d. Mark X if Excess GFP.
- 10.e. Mark X if Production Equipment.
- 11. Cost of inventory schedules: a. Standard Form 1426, Schedule A.
- 11.b. Standard Form 1428 (Schedule B).
- 11.c. Standard Form 1430 (Schedule C).
- 11.d. Standard Form 1432 (Schedule D).
- 11.e. DD Form 1342.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 1 pages and approximately 34 fields.
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.
What if your copy is old? Replace it. Check the date printed on the form against not stated. Old blanks circulate for years in shared folders, and because a DD revision lands across the whole Department at once, the receiving office will be working from the new layout.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
Where does the completed form go? To the office named in not stated or in your organization's local procedure. Should you keep a copy? Always — a scan or a saved file costs nothing and spares you the whole exercise if the original disappears.
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.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
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 1637?
- DD Form 1637, Notice of Acceptance of Inventory Schedules, June 2003
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?