DID_ShipANDPack.pdf

This document is a Data Item Description (DID) for a Report of Shipping (ROD) and Packaging Discrepancy form, identified as DI-MGMT-80503. The document provides detailed instructions for contractors to notify the government when freight contents do not match shipping documents. Its primary purposes are to support property and financial inventory accounting records and provide information about shipping discrepancies.

The DID is applicable when contractors receive government materials during defense contract performance. It specifies the format and content preparation instructions for completing Standard Form (SF) 364, including guidance for documenting various shipping and packaging details such as transportation documents, invoice numbers, discrepancy codes, action codes, and distribution addresses. The form enables contractors to report specific issues like quantity differences, packaging problems, or other logistical discrepancies encountered during material shipments.