Commandant
2100 Second St. S.W.
United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: G-ELM
Phone: 202-267-1407
COMDTINST 4000.4A
NOV 6 1995
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 4000.4A
Subj:
STANDARDIZED BAR CODING WITHIN THE COAST GUARD FOR
LOGISTICS APPLICATIONS
Ref: (a) Operational Logistics Support Plan (OLSP) for the Acquisition Equipment of Bar
Code for the U.S. Coast Guard, COMDTINST 4000.12
1.
PURPOSE. To define bar coding symbology, clarify responsibilities and provide policy and
procedural guidance for bar code applications within the logistics community.
2.
ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics
commands, Commanding Officer, Aircraft Repair and Supply Center (ARSC), Commanding
Officers of Supply Centers Baltimore (SCB) and Curtis Bay (SCCB) and commanding
officers of headquarters units shall ensure compliance with the provisions of this instruction.
3.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Standardized Bar Coding Within the Coast Guard for Logistics
Applications, COMDTINST 4000.4 is cancelled.
4.
BACKGROUND.
a.
The Department of Defense (DOD) is modernizing their logistics systems which support
the Coast Guard (CG) as well as Other Government Agencies (OGAs). The CG is in