Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4140.25
June 25, 2015
Incorporating Change 1, October 6, 2017
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SUBJECT: DoD Management Policy for Energy Commodities and Related Services
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 4140.25 (Reference (a)) as a DoD instruction (DoDI) in
accordance with the authority in DoDD 5134.01 (Reference (b)).
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for sizing, acquiring,
and managing petroleum operating stocks (OS) and pre-positioned war reserve stocks (PWRS).
c. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides guidance for the procurement of
alternative fuels.
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to 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 instruction as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. DoD energy commodities and related services support the full range of military
operations.
b. Commercial and host-nation sources of supply are used to the maximum extent to meet
peacetime and wartime requirements.
c. Joint adaptive planning and execution, requirements, and acquisition processes minimize
the types of fuel required to increase standardization, flexibility, and interoperability.
