language  between  all  of  the  armed  forces  and  the General  Services  Administration. MILSTRIP REQUISITIONS The  ship’s  supply  department  submits  MILSTRIP requisitions  on  DD  form  1348  for  nonautomated  ships and on DD form 1348m for automated ships. Material received from a supply activity is invoiced on the DD form  1348-1  (Release/Receipt  Document).    The  supply department prepares the DD form 1348 for all material requirements   with   the   exception   of   ammunition, medical  supplies,  and  Marine  Corps  supplies,  which  are ordered by the department concerned, and bulk fuel which is ordered on DD form 1149. We’ll discuss fuel oil requisitions later in this chapter. You should submit your requests on NAVSUP form 1250 which will be the source  document  for  DD  form  1348. When  the  supply  department  receives  a  NAVSUP form 1250 and determines it is for NIS or NC material, they will return the yellow copy to you to notify you to prepare a DTO requisition. After they have received your NAVSUP 1250 for the DTO requisition, they will prepare DD form 1348. Write the requisition number in block B of NAVSUP 1250, and return the pink copy of NAVSUP 1250 to you with the weekly budget report. Bearer Requisition When your ship is in port, you can use a bearer, or “walk-through”  requisition  to  get  urgently  needed material that is available locally. After supply personnel prepare the DD form 1348, take it to the supply  activity, walk it through the processing steps, and receive the material. This system is restricted to higher priorities; use it only when necessary. Message  and  Defense  Automated  Addressing System (DAAS) Requisition When  air  mail  will  not  move  a  requisition  quickly enough, you may send it by naval message or DAAS. The decision must be based on the location of the ship (deployed  or  in  port),  location  of  the  material  (local  or distant  supply  activity),  and  urgency. Requisition Status and Follow-up Status refers to the movement, or lack of movement, of a requisition at the supply activity. There are different types of status, but the most common is exception status. This  means  the  supply  activity  advises  the  requisitioner of any action taken except when they supply and ship the material. This includes actions such as back-order, passing  the  requisition  to  another  supply  activity,  NSN change, NSN substitution, and so forth. If you need to know the complete status on a high priority requirement, ask the supply officer to use the appropriate code on the requisition. You may be notified of status via a DD form 1348,  DAAS,  message,  or  speedletter.  The  status  report is  normally  filed  with  the  requisition  copy  in  the outstanding material file in the supply office. Since the requisition  number  is  entered  on  the  pink  copy  of  the NAVSUP 1250, you can easily determine the status of a requisition. When you have not received either status or material by the priority delivery date, submit a follow-up to the last known holder of the requisition. In-Excess  Requisitions The  supply  officer  submits  all  in-excess  requisitions for approval at least to the type commander, and for certain designated items, to the cognizant bureau or material  command.  The  commanding  officer  delegates responsibility  to  the  supply  officer  to  decide  what requisitions are in-excess, that they are so identified, and that  they  are  approved  by  the  appropriate  higher authority. All department heads share this responsibility since  they  must  justify  any  requisitions  considered in-excess. Requisitions for the following material are considered   in-excess: l l l l Controlled equipage not on the ship’s allowance list Controlled equipage on the allowance list but in greater quantities than allowed Nonstandard consumable supplies when similar items are available in the supply system Repair parts not listed in ship’s allowance for which a requirement cannot be justified Not  In-Excess  Requisitions Requisitions   for   the   following   material   are considered as not in excess: Controlled equipage on the allowance list not in a greater quantity than neccessary to bring the amount on order and on hand up to full allowance Repair  parts  listed  with  or  without  quantities  in the ship’s allowance for which a requirement can be  justified  above  the  quantity  fixed  by  the allowance 5-18