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Prioriticesiietson Officer, Fiscal Branch, Special
Service Division, Headquarters, Army Service Forcuse
Se On purchases involving more than $500 the PD-3A Certificate will

be accomplished in quintuplicate and all copies will be forwarded to the
PrioritieseLiaison Officer, Fiseal Branch, Special Service Division, Head-
quarters, Army Service Forecs, accompanied by the statements referred to in
e(1) and (2) above for further consideration. Preference Rating Certificates,
War Production Board Form PD=SA, should be procured from the. loca al War
Production Board Offices oy

3. Accomplishing the PD-3A Certificates and assigning the applicable
ratings--The issuing officer will be responsible for the propcr accomplish=
mont of all PD-3A Certificates. The issuing officer will--=

ae Place the contract number, purchase, order number, or requisition
number in the space provided for on the forme

be Insert the name of the supplier in the space "Issued toe”

Ce ‘Insert address of the office of this supplier where ae, original
copy of PD-ZA Certificate will be filed.

de Insert "War Departmont" and station in section headed "Government
agency placing contract."

© insert actual required delivery date in applicable column; such
terms as "30 days," “60 days,” “at onee," cte., are not sufficicnts

f. ‘Insert quantity and dollar value (which may be an estimated amount
if actual value is not known) and description in applicable spaces provided
for on form.

« For purchases amounting to less than $500, manually nouaeeeet ta the
PD-3A Certificate and insert thereunder the name of the post or station and
the date the certificate was actually issued. On purchases emounting to
more than $500, the certificate wil] not be countersigned in the field.

he. Insert Preference Rating Ad~3 in space provided for, in no”
instance may a rating highcr than AA-3 he assigned on Preference Rating
Certificate, War Production Board Form Pb-3A, by field issuing officers.

i. Insert in AN,M.B. Code Boe or Authority, “Ist Inde AsleMeD.
34309043, JSL."

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4, Outeofeline rating.--Any requgst for a rating higher than AA=3
required to effect delivery for purchases from unit or similar funds must
be processed as follows:

ae The certificate will be aceomplishad as set forth in paragraph $a.
through i and (after countersigaature as prescribed) will bé actually”
tendered to the supplicr. Should the supplicr state he cannot make delivery
on the assigned rating, this statement will be confirmed by the complete
accomplishment of Form SR-l1, in triplicate.

be Form SR=l, in triplicate, obtainable from the local office of the
Wer Prodw tion Board, should be forwarded by the issuing officer to the
Special Ratings Section, Production Service) Branch, Production Division,
Headquarters, Army Servico Foress. The information copy should be forwarded
simultancously to Prioritics-Liaison Officer, Fiscal Branch, Special Service
Division, Headquarters, Army Service Forcese

 

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