So what is DD Form 1654? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 1654, Evaluation of Transportation Cost Factors, April 1999, used to Evaluation of Transportation Cost Factors. Anything else you need follows from that.
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.
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.
Is this the right edition? The current one is dated not stated, and the publisher carries it as not stated. Check that against whatever copy you already have before going further.
What the form asks for
- 1. PR, PD, or MIPR Number.
- 2. Solicitation Number.
- 3. Bid Opening or Proposal Closing Date.
- 4. Date Required.
- 5. FMS. Press space bar to mark X in first box if yes, second box if no.
- 6. Uniform Freight Class.
- 7. National Motor Freight Class.
- Rate per (if other than CWT.).
- Transportation Data. a. Name of Competitor, line 1.
- b. Item number.
- c. X if FMS increment.
- d. Origin (city, state and zip code).
- e. Destination (Installation or city, state and zip code).
- g. Quantity to be shipped in each shipment.
- h. Number of units per container.
- i. Weight of each container (pounds).
- j. Size of container in inches (length-width-height).
- k. Gross shipping weight.
- l. Mode of shipment (code).
- m. Rate (per measure used).
- n. Total cost of transportation (to be provided by Transportation Officer).
- f. Number of shipments.
- a. Name of competitor, line 2.
- b. Item number.
Download the form
What formats exist for this form? PDF. What is the scale of it? 2 pages and approximately 191 fields.
What is the difference between fillable and printable? A fillable pdf has real field boxes that accept typed text and hold it inside the file. A printable pdf is a flat blank with no fields at all, intended for a printer and a pen. Which one you have determines how you complete the form, so it is worth checking first.
Should you type or write? Type, whenever the choice is yours. The reason is what happens after submission: the record gets copied and scanned, and every pass costs handwriting legibility that typed entries never lose.
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.
What does any of this cost? Nothing. Every format listed is a free download. One practical note: save the file and open it in a desktop pdf reader, because browser previews often ignore interactive fields and lose what you typed.
Can you skip around the form? Better not to. The layout runs identification, then content, then certification, and entries near the bottom frequently take their meaning from what sits above them.
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.
What happens after you finish? It routes to the office specified in not stated or in local guidance. And your own record? Save a duplicate first; nobody regrets having one.
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.
Can you assume a matching number is the same form? No, and this is where downloads go wrong. Read the prefix. Army numbering and Department numbering are independent systems, so the digits alone tell you nothing about which document you need.
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 1654?
- DD Form 1654, Evaluation of Transportation Cost Factors, April 1999
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?