LESSON 4
SUPPORT OF PEST MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Section I. REQUISITIONING OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
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GENERAL
In order to provide pest management services at the highest level of efficiency, it
is essential that a standard mechanism for the ordering of supplies and the replacement
of major items of equipment be developed. One of the principal benefits of the annual
pest program plan is that supply and equipment requirements can be determined. Also,
sufficient lead-time is provided in requisition and procurement actions so materials and
equipment are on hand before needed. Many of the pest management operations are
year-round and create a constant predictable supply demand. However, other
operations are seasonal in nature, and the materials they use might be dropped from
the supply cycle during the season of no demand. The planned program will enable
these seasonal uses to be tagged in the stock records system and provide a basis for
supply action. Normally, supply items will require 90 to 120 days for central
procurement. Assistance in establishing stock levels, reorder points, and technical
requirements for pest management items should be furnished by supervisory pest
management personnel to the supply agencies. Accounting for supplies and equipment
is outlined in AR 735-5, Property Accountability. Ordering of supplies is addressed in
DA Pam 710-2-2.
4-2.
TYPES OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
a. Expendable. Expendable supplies and/or equipment, broadly defined, are
items of supply that may be consumed in use, lose their identity in a large assembly, or
are considered to be so classified based on chapter 7 of AR 735-5. The physical
characteristics of an item, rather than its unit price, will normally be the basis of its
classification as expendable. However, items in this category usually cost less than
0. Most of the supplies used in the daily conduct of operations by the pest
management shop are expendable items.
b. Nonexpendable. Nonexpendable items are all supplies not covered by the
definitions of expendable items. These are usually larger pieces of equipment and
normally cost more than 0. Nonexpendable items must be accounted for on
property book pages.
4-3.
SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
a. Federal Supply System (Standard Items). "Standard" items are defined as
those items normally procured and issued by the Army and listed in Department of the
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