What is DD Form 2772? It is a Department of Defense form titled DD Form 2772, Contract Discrepancy Report, September 1998., and its job is straightforward: Contract Discrepancy Report. That single line covers most of what people want to know before they download it.
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.
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
- 1. Contract number.
- 2. Report number for this discrepancy.
- 3. To (Contractor and Manager's name).
- 4. From (Name of QAE).
- 5. Dates (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day). a. Prepared.
- 5.b. Date returned by contractor.
- 5.c. Action completed.
- 6. Discrepancy or problem (Describe in detail. Include reference to PWS Directive. Attach continuation sheet if necessary).
- 7. Signature of contracting officer.
- 8.a. To (Contracting Officer).
- 8.b. From (Contractor).
- 9. Contractor response as to cause, corrective action and actions to prevent recurrence. (Cite applicable QC program procedures or new QC procedures. Attach continuation sheets if necessary.)
- 10. Signature of contractor representative.
- 10.b. Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 11. Government evaluation (Acceptance, partial acceptance, reflection. Attach continuation sheets if necessary.)
- 12. Government actions (Reduced payment, cure notice, show cause, other).
- 13. Close out. a. Contractor notified. (1) Name.
- 13.a.(2) Title.
- (3) Signature.
- 13.a.(4) Date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 13.b. QAE. (1) Name.
- 13.b.(2) Title.
- (3) Signature.
- 13.b.(4) Date.
Download the form
Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 1 pages, about 29 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.
Is handwriting acceptable? Yes, but it is the weaker choice. Scanning flattens pen strokes and reproduction blurs them, while typed characters survive the whole chain intact. Print in capitals if you are working from a paper blank.
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.
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.
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.
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 2772?
- DD Form 2772, Contract Discrepancy Report, September 1998.
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?