48 CFR § 211.274-4 - 211.274-4 Policy for assignment of Government-assigned serial numbers.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s211.274-4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 211.274-4 - 211.274-4 Policy for assignment of Government-assigned serial numbers."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "211.274-4"
section_name: "211.274-4 Policy for assignment of Government-assigned serial numbers."
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "ACQUISITION PLANNING"
part_number: "211"
part_name: "DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 61594, Nov. 30, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "211"
---
# 211.274-4 211.274-4 Policy for assignment of Government-assigned serial numbers.
It is DoD policy that contractors apply Government-assigned serial numbers, such as tail numbers/hull numbers and equipment registration numbers, in human-readable format on major end items when required by law, regulation, or military operational necessity. The latest version of MIL-STD-130, Marking of U.S. Military Property, shall be used for the marking of human-readable information.
[75 FR 59103, Sept. 27, 2010. Redesignated at 88 FR 88536, Dec. 22, 2023]