Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4165.71
January 6, 2005
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Real Property Acquisition
References: (a) DoD Directive 4165.6, “Real Property,” October 13, 2004
(b) DoD Directive 4275.5, “Acquisition and Management of Industrial Resources,”
October 6, 1980
(c) Joint Publication 1-02, “DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms,”
current edition
(d) DoD Directive 5110.4, “Washington Headquarters Services (WHS),” October
19, 2001
(e) through (n), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Implements policy and assigns responsibilities for the acquisition of real property under
reference (a).
1.2. Redelegates various statutory and regulatory authorities and responsibilities relating to
real property acquisition.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction applies to:
2.1. The Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including their
Reserve components), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
2.2. All DoD real property holdings except:
2.2.1. Civil works projects (unless relating to mineral exploration and extraction).
