48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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5 sections with “supplementary PIID”

  • FAR 4.1602 Identifying the PIID and supplementary PIID.
    …ion. Identify the PIID for all solicitations. For amendments to solicitations, identify a supplementary PIID, in conjunction with the PIID for the solicitation. (2) Contracts and purchase orders. Identify the PIID for contracts and purchas…
  • FAR 4.1603 Procedures.
    …properly configured PIID using four characters in the final positions: (b) Elements of a supplementary PIID. Use the supplementary PIID to identify amendments to solicitations and modifications to contracts, orders, and agreements. The sup…
  • DFARS 204.1603 Procedures.
    …ion 10 to identify the solicitation as a commercial solutions opening. (b) Elements of a supplementary PIID. In addition to the supplementary PIID numbering procedures in FAR 4.1603(b), follow the procedures contained in paragraphs (b)(2)(…
  • FAR 4.001 Definitions.
    …nts, the order or agreement number in conjunction with the contract number (see 4.1602). Supplementary procurement instrument identifier means the non-unique identifier for a procurement action that is used in conjunction with the Governme…
  • DFARS 204.1670 Cross reference to Federal Procurement Data System.
    Detailed guidance on mapping PIID and supplementary PIID numbers stored in the Electronic Data Access system to data elements reported in the Federal Procurement Data System can be found in PGI 204.1670.

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.