Appendix D - DoD Containers.pdf
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This document provides details on approved storage containers for use in transporting household goods and unaccompanied baggage for the Department of Defense. Fiberboard and wooden boxes must meet various federal specifications. Lift vans and overflow boxes shall be constructed according to standards from the American Society for Testing and Materials and the International Standards for Phyto-sanitary Measures. Multi-wall cartons may also be used for interior packing of domestic shipments.
A related federal contract opportunity involves non-temporary storage of retrograde household goods and unaccompanied baggage for DoD, DoD Civilian, and U.S. Coast Guard members. Services include operating storage facilities, handling goods in and out of storage, and resolving claims. The requirement is set aside for small businesses with a size standard of $30 million. The government will award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract.
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DoD Approved Storage Containers
Fiberboard Containers. The contractor shall use fiberboard boxes for domestic unaccompanied baggage shipments meeting the requirements of Federal Specification PPP-B-636, Federal Specification PPP-B-640 Class 2 Style E or Federal Specification PPP-B-1364. All fiberboard containers shall meet the following requirements:
• Federal Specification PPP-B-640 “Boxes, Fiberboard, Corrugated, Triple-Wall"
• Made of a weather-resistant class of fiberboard
• Containers that exceed fifteen (15) cubic feet in volume and three hundred (300) pounds in weight shall be secured to a four-way entry wooden pallet
• Shall not exceed ninety-six (96) cubic feet in volume
Lift Vans & Wooden Overflow Boxes (Containerized Shipments). The contractor shall use Type II wooden containers (lift vans) to pack HHG shipments, IAW the following:
• Surface Deployment and Distribution Center (SDDC) Pamphlet 55-12 Commercial Containers for
Department of Defense Household Goods Shipments
• American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)-D-4169-94, Standard Practice for Performance Testing of
Shipping Containers and System,
• International Standards for Phyto-sanitary Measures (ISPM)
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 15 requirements for wood packaging
• USDA requirements for Wood Packaging Materials (WPM). All WPM must be constructed from Heat-
Treated lumber and certified by an accredited agency recognized by the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC).
Wooden overflow boxes shall be constructed IAW ASTM-D-6251, Standard Specification for Wood Cleated Panel Board Shipping Boxes. The contractor shall use cleated plywood boxes that meet the requirements of Federal Specification ASTM-D-6251.
Multi-Wall Cartons. Upon approval from the COR, the contractor may use double-wall cartons that meet the requirements of Federal Specification PPP-B-1364, and triple-wall cartons that meet the requirements of Federal Specification PPP-B-640, as interior packing containers on domestic shipments.
DoD Approved Storage Containers
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