Attch 4 PWS AG-2 Pub and Commercial Standards.pdf

This is an appendix to the Defense Transportation Regulation governing publications and commercial standards applicable to personal property shipments for Department of Defense contracts.

The attachment specifies mandatory and advisory publications that contractors must follow when executing shipping and packaging services. Six standards are designated as mandatory, requiring contractors to maintain these publications at their facilities: ASTM-D4169-16 (Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems), ASTM-D5118/D5118M-15 (Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes), ASTM-D5168-12 (Fabrication and Closure of Triple Wall Corrugated Fiberboard Containers), ASTM-D6039/D6039M-11 (Crates, Wood, Open and Covered), ASTM-D6251M-11 (Wood Cleated Panelboard Shipping Boxes), and DTR 4500.9-R (Defense Transportation Regulation, Part II, Cargo Movement and Part IV, Personal Property). Five additional standards are marked as advisory, providing guidance to the extent necessary to accomplish Performance Work Statement requirements: ASTM-D3953-15 (Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals), International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures Publication No. 15 (Wood Packaging Material Guidelines), Military Standard-129 (Military Marking For Shipment and Storage), PPP-C-1797A (Cushioning Material, Resilient, Low Density, Unicellular Polypropylene Foam), and SDDC PAMPHLET 55-12 (Commercial Containers for Department of Defense Household Goods Shipments). Contractors must incorporate publication amendments issued during contract performance within 30 days of receipt, with associated costs potentially eligible for consideration under the Changes clause. Government publications are available from DLA Document Services Headquarters in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and commercial standards from the American Society of Testing and Materials in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.