DID_ShippingPackaging.pdf

This document is a Data Item Description (DID) for the Report of Shipping (Item) and Packaging Discrepancy (Standard Form 364). The DID provides detailed instructions for contractors to notify the Government when freight contents do not agree with shipping documents. Key purposes include:

The report enables contractors to support adjustment of property and financial inventory accounting records and provide information on shipping discrepancies. It is applicable to defense contracts when contractors receive Government materiel during contract performance. The document specifies precise instructions for completing each section of the Report of Discrepancy form, including requirements for entering information such as date of preparation, shipper details, transportation documents, quantity shipped/received, discrepancy codes, action codes, and distribution address details. The form is designed to systematically document and communicate shipping and packaging irregularities in a standardized format.