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DLA technical and quality list: Rev 45 adds RQ048

On 2026-10-21 DLA's Policy and Directives page lists, under "Technical and Quality Master List of Requirements," the "Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, PDF, Rev-45," with a modified date of "21 October 2026," and the line "DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements Rev-44 Posted to Archives." The page still lists Rev-45 on 2026-11-09.

Key dateOctober 21, 2026milestone
StatusIn force
ConfidenceConfirmed

What changed

On 2026-10-21 DLA's Policy and Directives page lists, under "Technical and Quality Master List of Requirements," the "Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, PDF, Rev-45," with a modified date of "21 October 2026," and the line "DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements Rev-44 Posted to Archives." The page still lists Rev-45 on 2026-11-09.

The Rev-45 document, opened 2026-11-09 and compared word for word with the Rev-44 document, adds one requirement code, RQ048, "No Product Substitution, Supply Chain Traceability Documentation, and Product Verification Testing." Its text: "The contractor may not substitute a different item after award. The quoter/awardee shall provide supply chain traceability documentation prior to award and before shipment," under DLAD Procurement Note C03; note L04, "Offers for Part Numbered Items," applies; and "Product Verification Testing (PVT), can be invoked for this contract for any reason" under note E05. The other differences from Rev-44 are the revision number and date, page numbers, and three one-word corrections.

Code RA001 sets which revision applies: "For simplified acquisitions, the revision of the master in effect on the solicitation issue date controls."

What it means for a DIBBS supplier

DIBBSFlow's reading

DIBBSFlow's reading, from the source above, checked 2026-11-09.

Where a solicitation cites RQ048, you cannot swap in a different item after award, you owe supply chain traceability documentation before award and again before shipment, and DLA can call for product verification testing for any reason. Under RA001 a simplified acquisition is read against the master list revision in effect on its issue date, and RQ048 first appears in Rev-45, dated October 21, 2026. Check a solicitation's issue date before you read its codes.

Source:DLA Acquisition, Policy and Directives page and the Rev-45 PDF it links (opened 2026-11-09)· Confirmed onNovember 9, 2026

Change log

  • 2026-10-21: added to the watch; source opened 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: held, Codex returned FIX; gate run 2026-10-21.
  • 2026-10-21: capture extended to every passage the item rests on and body rewritten to the capture; status restored from Held.
  • 2026-10-21: title shortened to a plain headline (Tony's review of the live cards); facts that left the title stay in What changed.
  • 2026-11-09: Rev-45 document read and compared with Rev-44; its one new code, RQ048, and the RA001 revision rule added; title updated and status moved to In force; source opened 2026-11-09.

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