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21 July 2009

STATEMENT OF WORK

PRESERVATION, PACKAGING & MARKING REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall be responsible for the preservation, packaging and packing of all items to be delivered under the terms of this contract. Packaging procedures will be established in accordance with AFMCI 24-201, specifically Paragraph 3.7 and MIL-STD-2073-1 (current revision); Packaging requirements for inclusion in AFMC contractual documents shall be accomplished with the information on a current AFMC Form 158 (Packaging Requirements) by the Source ofSupply,(SOS) Product Center Packaging Specialist.

Marking and Labeling of shipments and labeling of items shall conform to MIL-STD 129 (current revision), and applicable Vendor Instructions will be selected when PRJMIPRs are accomplished electronically. \\!hen contracts do not have National Stock Numbers (NSN) provided, the AFMC Form 158, or Purchase Request, vvill specify the following. When National Stock Numbers are identified the contracting officer will send a request, for a revised AFMC Form 158 to the Responsible Packaging Office and obtain correct packaging requirements for the contract.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS for PHYTOSANIT ARY MEASURES Revision of ISPM No. 15

REGULATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL

TRADE.

REQUIREMENTS: USE THE LATEST REVISION OF (lSPM No. 15)

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED

NATIONS-IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS ON WOOD PACKING MATERIAL

(WPM). THIS REQUIREMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH

INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS THE PINEWOOD NEMATODE. WPM IS

DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS,

WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS.

THE STATEMENT BELOW CITES THE REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL AND

COVERS LUMBER FOR BUILDING CONTAINERS AND PALLETS USED FOR

DELIVERIES RESULTING IN SHIPMENTS WORLDWIDE (DIRECT, OR

THROUGH AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS (ALC) , CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION

POINTS (CCP), OR OTHER BASES).

WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET AND PACKAGING/CONTAINER

STATEMENT;

ALL WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET'S, AND WOODEN CONTAINERS

PRODUCED ENTIRELY OR IN PART OF WOOD PACKING MATERIAL (WPM)

SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM DEBARKED WOOD IN ADDITION TO HEAT-

TREATED (HT) MATERIAL (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR 133

DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 30 MINUTES). CERTIFICATION/MARKING IS

REQUIRED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN

LUMBER STANDkRDS COMMITTEE (ALSC). FOR REFERENCE

DOCUMENTATION, SEE "INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY

MEASURES, LATEST REVISION OF ISPM) NO. 15. AND DaD 4140.01-M- 1 COMPLIANCE FOR DEFENSE PACKAGING: Phytosanitary Requirements for Wood Packaging Material (WPM) Office.

ELECTROSTATIC MATERIAL (when applicable)

Provisions ofMIL-STD-1686 (current revision) will apply when identifying all solid state devices and modules containing diodes, translators, integrated circuits and/or other microelectronic components sensitive to electrostatic forces. All such items will be packaged using electrostatic free barrier materials and will clearly bear "Electrostatic Sensitive Device" labels.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (when applicahle)

Hazardous materials that require Performance Oriented Packaging (POP) shall be packaged and marked (UN container markings and hazardous commodities markings) in accordance with the following regulations: AFMAN 24-204(1), International Civil Aviation Organization (lCAO), International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG, Annex I), 29 CFR, Department of Transportation Final Rule, HM-181 of the Federal Register, 1 October 2007 of 49 CFR and sball be marked lAW MIL-STD-129. Material Safety Data Sbeets (MSDS) are required for known hazardous items and applicable items shown in FED~STD- 313, Tables I and II. The symbol used to certify compliance with UN POP requirements must be one which is properly registered with the US Department of Transportation. A copy ofthe Contractor's Test Report and signed certification that the package configuration meets both CFR and UN requirements shall be made available to the procuring contract office, as required, prior to acceptance or shipment of any portion of the product lAW CDRL requirements (Reference AFMC Form 158). Ifit is found there are no hazardous materials in this acquisition, this particular paragraph is null and void.

REUSABLE CONTAINERS

When shipping containers are received that meet the requirements of the AFMC Form 158 and are suitable for return shipment of serviceable assets, they shall be reclaimed, stored and protected for reuse. Unserviceable containers shall be coordinated through the Administrative Contract Office (ACO) to decide disposition of and replacement of containers that meet the requirements of the AFMC Form 158.

REPORTING DISCREPANCIES

If assets are received in other than the contracted packaging requirements (coded data or Special Packaging Instructions (SPI) drawings) DOD/Contractor activities will initiate an SF Form 364 Supply Discrepancy Report (SDR), or electronic media, including all pertinent infonnation, to report shipping-type (item) and packaging discrepancies attributable to the shipper, including contractors/ manufacturers or vendors.

(See DLAI4140.55/AR 735-11-2/SECNA VINST 4355.18A1AFJMAN 23-215).

Exceptions when no damage has occurred are as follows:

a. Items packaged before the Gurrent SPI date.

b. An alternate pack may be used, provided the prime Product Center approves and issues a waiver, deviation number, which would be annotated on the exterior container on the lower right hand portion of the identification side of the container.

c. Transportation priority 1 and 2 shipments may use the next larger size fast pack, of the type I or type II as long as there is no decrease in any of the container dimensions 'Without the requirement of a waiver deviation.

APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT PACKAGING DOCUMENTS

AFI24-203

AFMCI 24 -201

MIL- STD - 2073 - I

MIL - STD - 129

AFMAN 24-204(1)

ICAO

IMDG, ANNEX I

29 CFR

49 CFR

AFJMAN 23-215

ISPM No. 15

PREPARATION AND MOVEMENT OF AIR FORCE

CARGO

AFMC PACKAGING AND MATERIALS, HANDLING

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

STANDARD PRACTICE, FOR MILITARY PACKAGING

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARD PRACTICE,

MILITARY MARKING

FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

PREPARING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FOR

MILITARY AIR SHIPMENTS

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS

CODE

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

ADMINSTRATlON, LABOR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATlON FINAL RULE, HM- 181 OF THE FEDERAL REGlSTER, 21

DECEMBER 1990

REPORTING DISCREPANCIES (SF 364)

MARKING REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN

AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS COMMITTEE,

INCORPORATED WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL

ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS

DATED NOVEMBER 11, 2005

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR

PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES ISPM No. 15

GUIDELINES FOR REGULATING WOOD PACKAGING

MATERIAL IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE (2002) WITH

MODIFICATIONS TO ANNEX I (2006)