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what does a "DX-A2" rating on a government contract mean?
I work at a shipping company and we have a shipment that was scheduled to go out on Monday but now they are calling us and saying they have a DX-A2 priority rating and basically we have to drop everything and get them their stuff. What is the truth? I have done some searching on-line and I know it has to do with defense and homeland security but do they really have any power and what do they need to supply to verify that power?
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- I'm not an expert on this topic, but when I worked for a defense contractor, we were able to demand chips from Intel ahead of all of their commercial customers because our project had a "DX rating". You (your company) are supposed to give priority over lower priority government and non-government contracts. The DX is the highest priority rating (over a DO rating), the -A2 is related to missile contracts. If you need to delay other contracts to meet the DX requirements, you may be able to use the DX delivery as an excuse. You can cite the DX rating to your suppliers to help meet the schedule for your DX customer. Do a web search for ' DX rating DPAS '. (leave off the single quotes) The best references seem to be: http://guidebook.dcma.mil/38/DPAS%20Guidebook.htm http://www.bis.doc.gov/dpas/default.htm http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/15cfr700_07.html The "Compliance" section of the above reference (15CFR700.7) indicate there may be criminal penalties for not complying.
