Registration Steps for the Potential Contractor Program (PCP)
Contact one of the Potential Contractor Program offices before completing the steps below.
Submit & Verify Registration
1. Register using the Web-based application. https://register.dtic.mil/DTIC
2. Enter your work email address.
3. Receive verification email from reghelp@dtic.mil. You must respond within 24 hours.
4. Click on the hyperlink in the verification email to continue the registration process.
Note: Contact your administrator if the email is not in your inbox. Make sure that emails from reghelp@dtic.mil are not being blocked. You can also contact DTIC's Registration Team for assistance at (703) 767-8273 DSN 427-8273, or send email to: reghelp@dtic.mil.
5. Re-enter your work email address. This email address must match your previous entry.
Terms & Conditions
6. Read and accept the Terms and Conditions. Enter your user code if you have one; otherwise, leave blank.
Identification
7. Select - I am a:
- U.S. DOD/Government Contractor
- or Registered with a DoD Potential contractor program
- or Participating in SBIR
- or Affiliated with an institution designated:
HBCU, HIS, TCU, MI, DEPSCoR Institution, Foreign Government or Foreign Embassy
8. Click the continue button
Registration Application
9. Fill out the registration application
- Enter your contracting company name on the organization
line.
- Enter the agency/organization name (the "owner"
of the contract) on the suborganization line.
- Enter your work address
- Enter valid prime contract number in the Prime Contract
Number field
- Enter contract classification
- Enter a valid expiration date for the contract
- Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement Certification Number - Leave blank unless you have one. If you are not the custodian of the certification DTIC will require the custodian send an email to reghelp@dtic.mil giving you permission to use the certification.
- The Type of Access available to registers in this program is:
- Unclassified, Unlimited (U2) Public Release
- Unclassified, Limited (UL)
Approving Official
10. Enter government approving official's contact information - name, title, phone number, agency/organization name and email address.
Acceptable government approving official are:
- Primary Contracting Officer (PCO)
- Contracting Officer's Representative (COR)
- Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR)
- The Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), when designated in writing by the PCO, to DTIC
- Program Manager
- Project Manager
NOTE: An automated email will be sent to the government approving official, requesting approval of your request, when the application is submitted.
DTIC must receive all requested information in order for your application to be proccessed.
- Click on the Submit Application button to submit your application to the Registration Team.
After successful processing of your application, you will receive a welcome letter from DTIC Registration informing you of your user code, login information and instructions on how to login to DTIC services. The following day you will be able to:
- Search the service
- Sign up for customized alert services
- Begin to order your documents
