Tracker entry M37: DLA Troop Support: item-level RFID in clothing and textile contracts
In force
US
Next date
New solicitations still require RFID hangtags on each item
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Defence
- Imposed by
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Applies to
- Military clothing suppliers
- Technology
- RFID required (UHF)
What the rule requires
DLA's own guidance covers passive RFID at case and pallet level, and says item-level tag requirements are set in each solicitation or contract. Recent clothing and textile buys require an RFID hangtag on each item, so suppliers must read the technical data package and contract clauses of each bid.
Status: In force contract by contract; no single published start date
What it means for RFID
DLA Troop Support is a buyer-led UHF RFID requirement. Its own guidance covers passive RFID at case and pallet level, and recent clothing and textile solicitations also call for an RFID hangtag on each item, which makes military clothing suppliers buyers of UHF RFID hangtags.
There is no single start date: the requirement is set contract by contract. Solicitations in 2025 called for RFID at item, case and pallet level, and new solicitations in 2026 still require hangtags on each item.
Suppliers bidding for DLA clothing work need to read the technical data package and contract clauses of each solicitation, because that is where the tag requirement is fixed.
Timeline
- DLA Clothing and Textiles RFID guide revised after its item-level uniform programme
- Clothing solicitations still call for RFID at item, case and pallet level
- New solicitations still require RFID hangtags on each item
Sources
Official source: DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles
Last checked against the official source on 1 November 2026.
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