Which document is this? DD Form 2543, official title DD Form 2543, Government Furnished Material (GFM) Status Report, September 1999. What does it do? It exists to Government Furnished Material (GFM) Status Report. Everything on this page builds on those two facts.
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.
How current is this? Edition not stated, publisher status not stated. That is the version described throughout this page.
What the form asks for
- Report control symbol
- 1. Date prepared (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no dividers).
- 2. Reporting period. a. From (4 digit year, 1 digit quarter).
- b. To. (4 digit year, 1 digit quarter).
- 3 3. Management control activity (MCA).
- 4. Contract number/contract basic line item number, line 2.
- 5. Consignee.
- 6. NSN/Part number.
- 7. Document number (MILSTRIP requisition number).
- 8. Unit of issue.
- 9. Quantity shipped.
- 10. Date shipped.
- 11. Unit price.
- 12. Extended dollar value.
- Part I - Shipments of GFM to contractors. 4. Contract number/contract basic line item number, line 1.
- 5. Consignee.
- 6. NSN/Part number.
- 7. Document number (MILSTRIP requisition number).
- 8. Unit of issue.
- 9. Quantity shipped.
- 10. Date shipped (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 11. Unit price.
- 12. Extended dollar value.
- 4. Contract number/contract basic line item number, line 3.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 1 pages, about 104 entry fields.
Fillable or printable — which do you have? Click inside a box. If it accepts a cursor and typed text, the file is fillable and your entries save with it. If nothing happens, the pdf is flat, and the only way forward is printing it and writing on paper.
Does typing matter? It does. Your completed form will probably be scanned, forwarded and filed, and typed text comes through each of those steps unchanged while handwriting degrades. If pen is your only option, block capitals give the receiving clerk a fighting chance.
In what order do you complete it? The printed order, top to bottom. Header data comes before the body, and the body before the signature block. The sequence is not decorative — later entries are keyed to earlier ones.
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.
Where do you look up an unclear entry? The form face first, not stated second. And when the two disagree? not stated controls.
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.
What if DD Form 2543 points to another form? Search the series and number. Because the DD sequence is common to every military department, no branch qualifier is needed to land on the right file.
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.
How often does a form like this change? Unpredictably — revision follows directive changes, altered collection requirements and updated notice language. What is the practical defence? Verifying not stated every time you download rather than trusting a saved copy.
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 2543?
- DD Form 2543, Government Furnished Material (GFM) Status Report, September 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?