Which procedure allows procurement of supplies and services outside the DON from DOD components?

• A. Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR)
• B. Work Request
• C. TAD
• D. Contracts

Answer: (A)

Interdepartmental procurement within DoD is handled through the Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request, which specifically enables a DoD component to obtain supplies or services from another DoD component outside the Department of the Navy. This mechanism provides the authority and funds transfer needed for cross-component purchases, allowing the providing activity to obligate funds and fulfill the requirement through its own procurement systems or an interagency agreement. It streamlines how the Navy acquires items or services from Army, Air Force, or other DoD components without going through a civilian-contracting process. The other options don’t fit this cross-component, within-DoD purchase method: a Work Request is used for internal tasks, Temporary Duty covers travel, and Contracts can involve external vendors but aren’t the standardized interdepartmental mechanism for DoD component-to-component sourcing.