DD Form 1594, Contract Completion Statement, is the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) authorized electronic version of the Contract Completion Statement. The form is used by the Contract Administration Office (CAO) can inform the PO (or designated Automatic Data Processing (ADP) point) of the final payment and the physical completion and closure of the contract file. The DD 1594 itself is the basis for the PO to close out the contract.
The latest version of the form - often confused with DA Form 1594, Daily Staff Journal or Duty Officer's Log - was issued by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on February 1, 1970, and remains valid and in use today. The form was re-released and updated: a fillable DD Form 1594 with electronic signature is available for download below.
Contract Close Notifications can be found in the Department of Defense Electronic Document Access. They are available to authorized users only, who may otherwise not be informed about the closeouts. The data contained in these reports is used when making tri-annual reviews, reconciling accounting records, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERPs) data.
DD Form 1594 contains administrative, verification, and final payment information. Several sections of the form require additional details and comments:
DD Form 1597, Contract Closeout Check-List, is also considered an integral part of the contract closure process. The DD 1594 is used to ensure that all required contract actions have been satisfactorily accomplished.