Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR)
A Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) is the DD Form 448 order a DoD component uses to send a requirement and funds to another military department or agency, accepted on DD Form 448-2 on a reimbursable (Category I) or direct-citation (Category II) basis.
The MIPR (DD Form 448) is how one military department or defense agency sends a requirement and its funding to another for execution. The requiring department states what it needs, when, and under which appropriation; DFARS 208.7005 points to the PGI for form procedures, and coordinated acquisition assignments under DFARS subpart 208.70 are the classic use.
Acceptance comes back on DD Form 448-2 within 30 days of receipt, under one of two funding methods. Category I is reimbursable: the acquiring department cites its own funds on the contract and bills the requester back. Category II cites the requiring department's funds and MIPR number directly on the contract. The category controls when the requester records its obligation — the signed 448-2 for Category I, a conformed copy of the awarded contract for Category II.
Failure here is fiscal, not procedural. A MIPR moves money without changing its clock, and an order sitting unaccepted or unawarded near September 30 is a standing expired-funds risk.
Regulatory Reference
DFARS 208.7005; DFARS PGI 208.7004-2; DFARS 253.208-1; DFARS PGI 253.208-2
RFO Status
No direct impact: MIPR procedures live in the DFARS, its PGI, and the DoD FMR rather than FAR text, so the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul model deviations leave them untouched.
Category
Documents & Artifacts
How AcqBot Helps
AcqBot tracks each MIPR from issuance to DD Form 448-2 acceptance — flagging the 30-day clock, checking that the funding category matches how the obligation will be recorded, and surfacing unaccepted orders before the appropriation's availability runs out.
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