Section D - Packaging Marking.docx

Solicitation No. GS-10F-12-LP-R-0002 SECTION D Dial-tone Infrastructure Procurement System (DIPS)

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

D.1 INITIAL PACKING, MARKING, AND STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT

All initial packing, marking and storage incidental to shipping of equipment to be provided under this Contract shall be made at the Contractor’s expense. Supervision of packing and unpacking of initially provided equipment shall be furnished by the contractor. Such packing, marking, and storage costs shall not be billed to the Government.

D.2 SUBSEQUENT PACKING, MARKING, AND STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT

The subsequent packing, marking and storage of all equipment provided under this Contract shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor shall not bill such packing, marking and storage of equipment as a separate item.

D.3 GSAM CLAUSE 552.211-75 PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, AND PACKING (FEB 1996)

Unless otherwise specified, all items shall be preserved, packaged, and packed in accordance with normal commercial practices, as defined in the applicable commodity specification. Packaging and packing shall comply with the requirements of the Uniform Freight Classification and the National Motor Freight Classification (issue in effect at time of shipment) and each shipping container of each item in a shipment shall be of uniform size and content, except for residual quantities. Where special or unusual packing is specified in an order, but not specifically provided for by the Contract, such packing details must be the subject of an agreement independently arrived at between the ordering agency and the Contractor.

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