Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5101.12E
January 9, 2015
Incorporating Change 1, July 26, 2017
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SUBJECT: DoD Executive Agent (EA) for Construction and Barrier Materiel
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5101.12 (Reference (a)) to establish policy and assign
responsibilities pursuant to section 113 of Title 10, United States Code (Reference (b)) for the
management of construction and barrier materiel (Class IV) commodity across the spectrum of
military operations.
b. Designates the Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as the DoD EA for
Construction and Barrier Materiel in accordance with DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (c)).
c. Identifies the roles and responsibilities of the DoD EA for Construction and Barrier
Materiel and his or her relationship to the Military Departments and other applicable agencies
worldwide.
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this directive as the “DoD
Components”).
b. All logistical functions for materiel support of construction and barrier materiel for the
Military Services.
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
