MIL-STD-129R.pdf

MIL-STD-129R

18 February 2014

SUPERSEDING

MIL-STD-129P

w/CHANGE 4

19 September 2007

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

STANDARD PRACTICE

MILITARY MARKING

FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

AMSC N/A AREA PACK

INCH-POUND

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FOREWORD

1. This standard is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of

Defense.

2. This standard is to be cited only for military marking for shipment and storage.

3. This standard incorporates MIL-HDBK-129.

4. This revision has resulted in numerous changes to MIL-STD-129 Revision P, Change 4, but the most significant ones are:

a. If a single two-dimension (PDF417) bar code cannot accommodate all the information for the included item information, a set of Macro PDF417 bar codes encode the identification information and the UII information. See Appendix A.

b. A marking exception is provided for DoD originated shipments overpacked for convenience of handling.

c. Palletized unit loads are specifically called out for identification and bar code marking.

d. The military shipping label (MSL) format includes a transportation tracking number

(TTN) as a conditional data element that is only included if the system can generate and encode it.

e. The 2D (PDF417) bar code is recommended for use in all packaging identification marking and some figures are modified to remove the linear (Code 39) bar codes.

f. Packing list requirements are defined to be one of two types: 1) a content packing list for package contents not marked on the packaging, to include sets, kits, and assemblies; 2) a shipment packing list for a single-piece or multi-piece shipment units to include applicable shipping information.

g. The 2D (PDF417) bar code content for unit pack and container marking was modified to include data qualifiers for the part number (DI ‘1P’) and for the quantity and unit of issue (DI

‘7Q’).

h. The ammunition and explosives section (see 5.14) is completely rewritten to include a new ammunition/explosive packaging label. Most of the existing paragraphs are revised;

however, a large portion of the text is moved to different paragraphs and not changed.

i. The shipment term “customer direct” replaces “direct vendor delivery (DVD)” to align with DoD distribution definitions.

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j. Many of the changes were required to align with DoD transitioning to life cycle management of serialized items through programs for item unique identification (IUID) and serialized item management (see Table III for term definitions). To further enable the IUID requirement, the unique identification marking in this standard is changed to include the following:

(1) The end-item/product serialized numbers marked on each unit pack, container, or palletized unit load include all of the unique item identifiers

(UII) and assigned serial numbers. Exceptions apply for more than five serial numbers and for assorted-item packs.

(2) ISO/IEC 15434 Format 06 envelopes are used to associate line item specific data (e.g. document number, NSN, quantity, serial number, UII, etc.). The

Format 06 envelopes may be used for military shipping label data associations and the Format 06 envelopes are used for serialized item number associations.

(3) For other than assorted item packs, serial number lists and UII number lists are required for the end-item/product NSN if more than five serialized items are included in the package.

5. Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Chief, Logistics Support Activity, Packaging, Storage, and Containerization Center, ATTN: AMXLS-AT-P, 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5097 or e-mailed to toby.pt@us.army.mil. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.dla.mil.

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CONTENTS

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PARAGRAPH PAGE

FOREWORD.......................................................................................................................... ii

1. SCOPE

1.1 Purpose

1.2 Applicability

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 General

2.2 Government documents

2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks

2.2.2 Other Government documents and publications

2.3 Non-Government publications

2.4 Order of precedence

3. DEFINITIONS

3.1 Abbreviations and acronyms

3.2 Term definitions

4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Marking unit packs, intermediate and exterior containers, unit loads, palletized unit loads, and loose or unpacked items

4.2 Marking, marking materials, and methods

4.2.1 Marking materials

4.2.1.1 Waterproofing materials used as protective coatings

4.2.1.2 Stencil-marking material

4.2.1.3 Obliterating lacquer, enamel, or paint

4.2.1.4 Lithographing, embossing, roller coating, stamping, and inkjet marking

4.2.2 Labels, pressure-sensitive, water-resistant

4.2.2.1 Use of labels

4.2.2.2 Protective coating of labels

4.2.2.3 Affixing and securing labels (except for labels on vehicles and related equipment)

4.2.3 Shipping tags

4.2.4 Water-resistant envelopes

4.2.5 Conditions of surfaces to be marked

4.2.6 Marking legibility, durability, and color

4.2.7 Marking board or marking panel

4.2.8 Size of marking

5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Identification text marking (for ammo/explosives – see 5.14) vi

5.1.1 Identification text marking on unit packs and intermediate containers

5.1.2 Identification text marking on exterior containers, palletized unit loads, and unpacked items

5.1.2.1 Package marking for assorted-items pack

5.2 Address marking (shipping labels)

5.2.1 Military (DoD) and contractor- or vendor-originated address marking

5.2.2 Military shipping label (MSL)

5.2.2.1 MSL size

5.2.2.2 MSL label stock quality

5.2.2.3 MSL format

5.2.2.4 Completing the MSL for address marking

5.2.2.5 Data content of the MSL

5.2.2.6 MSL 2D (PDF417) bar code requirements

5.2.2.7 MSL bar code printing standards

5.2.2.8 Human-readable interpretation

5.2.3 DoD shipments sent through the U.S. Postal Service and commercial parcel services

5.3 Placement of identification text (for ammo/explosives – see 5.14) and address marking

5.3.1 Placement of identification text marking on unit packs and intermediate containers

5.3.2 Placement of identification text and address marking on exterior shipping containers, palletized unit loads, and unpacked items

5.3.2.1 Boxes and crates

5.3.2.2 Bales and cloth-covered bundles

5.3.2.3 Paper shipping sacks, bags, and textile/laminated textile bags

5.3.2.4 Barrels, drums, and other cylindrical containers (including empty containers)

5.3.2.5 Miscellaneous articles and unpacked items such as spools, reels, rods, coils of wire and cable, and paper- and cloth-wrapped rolls

5.3.2.6 Unpacked major equipment (except unpacked vehicles)

5.3.2.7 Palletized unit load

5.3.2.8 Wood products

5.3.2.8.1 Bundled wood products

5.3.2.8.2 Unstrapped (loose) wood products (piles, poles, etc.)

5.3.2.8.3 Miscellaneous wood products in containers (doors, windows, and moldings)

5.3.2.9 Unpacked vehicles

5.3.2.10 Commercial-owned or Government-owned (or leased) shipping containers (SEAVAN) vii

5.3.2.11 Full rail carload and full truckload shipments

5.3.2.12 Less than rail carload and less than truckload (LTL) shipments

5.3.2.13 Tires (loose)

5.3.2.14 Tubular products (loose)

5.3.2.15 Tubular products (bundles and lifts)

5.4 Identification bar code marking

5.4.1 Bar code data content specifications (non-ammunition)

5.4.1.1 Identification bar code content for unit packs and intermediate containers ... 48

5.4.1.1.1 Identification 2D (PDF417) and linear (Code 39) bar code encoded serial numbers on unit packs and intermediate containers

5.4.1.1.2 Identification 2D (PDF417) bar code encoded unique item identifiers

(UII) on unit packs and intermediate containers

5.4.1.2 Identification bar code content for exterior containers, palletized unit loads, and unpacked items

5.4.1.2.1 Identification 2D (PDF417) and linear (Code 39) bar code encoded serial numbers on unpacked items, exterior shipping containers, and palletized unit loads

5.4.1.2.2 Identification 2D (PDF417) bar code encoded unique item identifiers

(UII) on unpacked items, exterior shipping containers, and palletized unit loads

5.4.1.3 Assorted-items pack

5.4.1.4 Sets, kits, and outfits (SKO)

5.4.1.5 Materiel destined for resale

5.4.1.6 Protected cargo (controlled, sensitive, classified, and pilferable items)

5.4.2 Identification bar code labels / printing

5.4.2.1 Label stock requirements

5.4.2.2 Linear (Code 39) bar code printing specifications

5.4.2.3 Two-dimensional (2D) (PDF417) bar code printing specifications

5.4.2.4 Identification linear (Code 39)) marking basic configurations

5.4.2.5 Identification linear (Code 39) bar code complex configurations

5.4.2.6 Identification linear (Code 39) bar code configuration information

5.4.3 General application requirements for identification bar codes and labels

5.4.3.1 Applying identification bar codes on containers/surfaces (other than wood)

5.4.3.2 Applying identification bar code labels on wood containers/surfaces

5.4.3.3 Identification 2D (PDF417) and linear (Code 39) bar code marking on transparent containers

5.4.4 Placement of identification 2D (PDF417) and linear (Code 39) bar code marking on unit packs and intermediate containers viii

5.4.5 Placement of identification 2D (PDF417) and linear (Code 39) bar code marking on exterior shipping containers, palletized unit loads, and unpacked items

5.4.5.2 Tag marking configurations for linear (Code 39) identification bar codes to be used with exterior shipping containers, palletized unit loads, and unpacked items

5.4.5.3 2D (PDF417) bar code configuration

5.4.5.4 Label protection for exterior shipping containers, palletized unit loads, or unpacked items

5.4.5.5 Boxes and crates under 10 cubic feet and those 10 cubic feet and over

5.4.5.6 Bales, cloth-covered bundles, paper shipping sacks, bags and textile/laminated textile bags, rods, shafts, pipes, and coils of wire

5.4.5.7 Barrels, drums, and other cylindrical containers

5.4.5.8 Reels or spools of cable, wire, and rope

5.4.5.9 Paper- and cloth-wrapped rolls

5.4.5.10 Palletized unit loads

5.4.5.11 Unpacked major equipment (skidded or unskidded)

5.4.5.12 Bundled wood products

5.4.5.13 Small arms weapons container and palletized unit load labels

5.5 Customer direct (formerly direct vendor delivery (DVD))

5.6 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) marking requirements

5.6.1 Minimum package size

5.6.2 FMS assorted-items pack

5.6.3 Contractor-originated FMS shipments

5.6.4 DoD originated FMS shipments

5.7 Shipments to NATO countries or shipments using NATO carriers

5.8 Marking for specific commodities

5.8.1 Household goods

5.8.2 Medical material

5.8.3 Subsistence

5.8.4 Bulk cargo

5.8.5 Petroleum products

5.9 Passive radio frequency identification (RFID)

5.9.1 Passive RFID tag technical requirements

5.9.1.1 Passive RFID tag data specifications

5.9.1.2 Passive RFID tag frequency

5.9.2 Passive RFID tag placement

5.9.2.1 Individual shipping container or palletized unit load

5.9.2.2 Exterior containers within a palletized unit load

5.9.3 Tagging munitions/explosives with passive RFID

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5.9.4 Electronic data interchange (EDI) transactions

5.10 Special marks and labels

5.10.1 Shelf-life marking

5.10.2 Project code marking

5.10.3 Transportation special handling/protective services

5.10.4 Structural marking

5.10.5 Valuable and security items

5.10.6 Special handling, including arrows and FRAGILE or DELICATE marking

5.10.6.1 Legend “USE NO HOOKS”

5.10.6.2 Arrows

5.10.7 Warranty marking

5.10.8 Pictorial symbols for marking

5.10.9 Lag bolt caution marking

5.10.10 Method 50

5.10.11 Magnetized material

5.10.12 Engineering or technical order changes or modifications

5.10.13 Lot, batch, or identification control numbers

5.10.14 Set or assembly marking

5.10.14.1 Set or assembly marking for component parts of disassembled end-items/products

5.10.14.2 Single stock-numbered and part-numbered sets

5.10.14.3 Single stock-numbered and part-numbered sets with different stock-numbered parts

5.10.15 Consolidation containers

5.10.16 Expedited handling - not mission capable supply (NMCS) and 999

5.10.17 Center of balance and lifting and tiedown points

5.10.18 Load bearing areas and forklift entry points

5.10.19 Axle weight marking

5.10.20.1 ESD unit packs

5.10.20.2 ESD intermediate and exterior containers

5.10.21 Materiel condition marking

5.10.22 Hardness critical item (HCI)

5.11 Packing lists and documentation

5.11.1 Content packing lists for container/palletized load/unpacked items

5.11.2 Shipment packing list and DD Form 1384 (TCMD)

5.11.2.1 Shipment units containing a single DD Form 1348-1A

5.11.2.2 Shipment unit containing multiple DD Forms 1348-1A

5.11.2.3 Alternate method of attaching DD Forms 1348-1A to fiberboard boxes

5.11.2.4 Method of attaching accompanying documentation for shipments of vehicles x

5.11.3 Exceptions to the use of exterior container documentation

5.12 DD Form 1348-1A bar code data requirements

5.12.1 DD Form 1348-1A linear (Code 39) bar codes

5.12.2 DD Form 1348-1A 2D (PDF417) bar code

5.13 Hazardous materials (HAZMAT)

5.13.1 HAZMAT marking and labeling requirements

5.13.2 Proper shipping name and identification number

5.13.3 Marking and labeling of an assorted-items pack containing HAZMAT

5.13.4 Marking and labeling of air and water shipments

5.13.5 Identifying containers and packagings

5.13.5.1 DOT specification and UN Performance-Oriented Packaging certification marking

5.13.5.2 Specialized containers

5.13.5.3 DOT special permits (SPs)

5.13.5.4 Certification of equivalency (COE)

5.13.5.5 Competent authority approval (CAA)

5.13.5.6 Overpacked and assorted-items pack containers of HAZMAT

5.13.6 Documentation for HAZMAT

5.13.6.1 Existing palletized unit loads of HAZMAT

5.13.7 Flash point marking

5.13.8 Specific hazards

5.13.8.1 Asbestos

5.13.8.2 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

5.13.9 Hazardous chemical warning label

5.13.10 Kits containing HAZMAT

5.13.11 Radioactive material marking and labeling requirements

5.13.11.1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) interior/storage container label

5.13.11.2 Radioactive materials requiring an NRC label

5.13.11.3 Transportation of radioactive materials

5.13.11.4 Exceptions to the use of radioactive material labels

5.14 Ammunition and explosives

5.14.1 Identification marking on unit packs, intermediate containers, and unpacked items

5.14.2 Identification marking on unpacked items (not in a unit load) and exterior containers

5.14.3 Identification marking on empty containers

5.14.4 Identification marking on unit loads, to include palletized unit loads

5.14.4.1 Content of unit load identification marking

5.14.4.2 Application of unit load identification marking

5.14.5 Ammunition/Explosives Packaging Label marking requirements xi

5.14.5.1 Label specifications

5.14.6 Ammunition/Explosives Packaging Label 2D (PDF417) bar code data set

5.14.6.1 Ammunition/Explosives Packaging Label bar code data structure

5.14.6.2 Identification bar code human-readable information

5.14.6.3 Use of multiple Ammunition/Explosives Packaging Labels for large data requirements

5.14.6.4 Location and application of the Ammunition/Explosives Packaging

Label

5.14.7 Address marking

5.14.8 Order of precedence

6. NOTES

6.1 Intended use

6.2 Subject term (key word) listing

6.3 International standardization agreement implementation

6.4 Sizes of forms used

6.5 Unit pack desiccant label

6.6 Chemical agent resistant coatings (CARC)

6.7 Changes from previous issue

APPENDIX A TECHNICAL DETAILS FOR 2D (PDF417) BAR CODE

A.1. SCOPE

A.1.1 Scope

A.2. PROCEDURE

A.2.1 Printing instructions

A.2.2 Table A-I information

A.2.3 Tables A-II through A-V information

A.2.4 Data syntax graphic

A.2.5 Encoding serial numbers A.2.5.1 Syntax business rules for encoding linked serial numbers and UIIs

A.2.5.2 Data syntax example

A.2.6 Table A-V Ammunition/Explosives Packaging Label specifications xii

FIGURES PAGE

1. Example of unit pack, intermediate and exterior container identification text marking and 2D (PDF417) bar codes

2A. Generic MSL

2B. Unit move MSL

3. Placement of identification and address marking on boxes and crates

4. Placement of identification and address marking on bales and cloth-covered bundles

5. Placement of identification and address marking on sacks and bags

6. Placement of identification and address marking on barrels, drums, and other cylindrical containers

7. Placement of identification and address marking on miscellaneous articles and unpacked items

8. Placement of identification and address marking on unpacked major equipment

9. Placement of identification and address marking on palletized unit loads

10. Placement of identification and address marking on bundled wood products

11. Placement of identification and address marking on unstrapped (loose) wood products

12. Placement of identification and address marking on miscellaneous wood products in containers

13. Placement of identification and address marking on a marking board for an unpacked vehicle

14. Placement of address marking (MSL on a SEAVAN)

15. Examples of typical linear (Code 39) bar code fields

16A. Linear (Code 39) bar code configurations

16B. Complex linear (Code 39) bar code configurations

17. Bar code marking on unit packs

18. Bar code marking on unit and intermediate containers

19. Typical linear (Code 39) bar code configurations for use on exterior containers and on tags

20. Macro PDF417 bar codes on exterior container label

21. Exterior container bar code marking on boxes and crates under 10 cubic feet

22. Exterior container bar code marking on boxes and crates 10 cubic feet and over

23. Bar code tagged materiel xiii

24. Bar code marking on cylindrical containers

25. Bar code marking on miscellaneous materiel

26. Distribution of the DD Form 1348-1A for FMS shipments

27. DD Form 2477-1, Extended Shelf Life

28. Examples of special marking (shelf life, project code, and transportation special handling/protective services marking)

29. Examples of special marking (FRAGILE, UP, arrows, USE NO HOOKS and warranty marking)

30. Examples of pictorial symbols

31. Method 50 marking

32. Examples of special marking (modification work order (MWO)) and lot number marking on unit packs and intermediate and exterior containers)

33. Examples of special marking (set or assembly marking, with component parts of disassembled items and single stock-numbered set marking)

34. Single stock numbered item consisting of other stock numbered items in a single container

35. Examples of expedited handling labels

36. Center of balance, load bearing area, and lifting and tiedown points

37. ESD sensitive devices attention symbols and labels

38. Packing list application

39. Sample of a DD Form 1348-1A, Issue Release/Receipt Document

(IRRD)

40. Sample of a DD Form 1348-1A, Issue Release/Receipt Document

(IRRD), Continuation Page (page 1 of 3 and not actual size)

41. Example of exterior container HAZMAT marking and labeling requirements

42. Example of UN Performance-Oriented Packaging certification marking for a fiberboard box

43. Flash point marking

44. Asbestos and PCB HAZMAT labels

45. NRC interior/storage container label

46. Identification marking and the placement of ammo/explosives identification bar code labels on exterior rectangular containers

47. Identification marking and the placement of ammo/explosives identification bar code labels for exterior cylindrical containers

48. Examples of ammo/explosives unit load identification and identification bar code marking xiv

49. Ammunition/Explosives Packaging Label

50. Data nesting structure

51. Examples of multiple Ammunition/Explosives Packaging Labels

A-1. 2D (PDF417) data columns

A-2. 2D (PDF417) data syntax

TABLES PAGE

I. UI/UM terms and abbreviations

II. Other abbreviations and acronyms

III. Term definitions

IV. Shelf-life codes

A-I. 2D (PDF417) bar code data descriptions (Format 06)

A-I. 2D (PDF417) bar code data descriptions (Format 07)

A-II. MSL (generic) 2D (PDF417) bar code format

A-III. MSL (unit move) 2D (PDF417) bar code format

A-IV. Unit pack and container identification 2D (PDF417) bar code format

A-V. Ammunition/Explosives Packaging Label

CONCLUDING MATERIAL

1. SCOPE

1.1 Purpose. This standard provides the minimum requirements for uniform military marking for shipment and storage. Additional marking may be required by the contract or the cognizant activity.

1.2 Applicability. Shipment planning for supplies, equipment, and ammunition will be as specified in this standard. A marking is the numbers, letters, bar codes, labels, tags, symbols, or colors applied to provide identification and to expedite handling during shipment and storage.

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3, 4, and 5 of this standard. This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this standard or recommended for additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, document users are cautioned that they meet all specified requirements documents cited in sections 3, 4, and 5 of this standard, whether or not they are listed.

2.2 Government documents.

2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION AGREEMENTS

STANAG 4281 - NATO Standard Marking for Shipment and Storage

STANAG 4329 - NATO Standard Bar Code Symbology

(Copies of Standardization Agreements (STANAGs) are available at http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/ or from the NATO Standardization Agency (NSA), North Atlantic Treaty Organization HQ, Boulevard Leopold III B-1110, Brussels, Belgium.)

FEDERAL STANDARDS

FED-STD-595/33446 - Yellow, Flat or Lusterless

FED-STD-595/34094 - Green, Flat or Lusterless http://nsa.nato.int/nsa/

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIFICATIONS

MIL-DTL-4 - Tires and Inner Tubes (Non-Aircraft); Packaging of

MIL-DTL-53039 - Coating, Aliphatic Polyurethane, Single Component, Chemical Agent Resistant

MIL-PRF-61002 - Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Labels for Bar Coding

MIL-DTL-64159 - Coating, Water Dispersible Aliphatic Polyurethane, Chemical Agent Resistant

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARDS

MIL-STD-130 - Standard Practice for Identification Marking of U.S.

Military Property

MIL-STD-290 - Standard Practice, Packaging and Marking of Petroleum and Related Products

MIL-STD-2073-1 - Standard Practice for Military Packaging

(Copies of these documents are available online at https://assist.dla.mil or http://quicksearch.dla.mil/.)

2.2.2 Other Government documents and publications. The following other Government documents and publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, issues are those cited in the solicitation.

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR)

Title 10 CFR - Energy

Title 29 CFR - Labor

Title 40 CFR - Protection of Environment

Title 49 CFR - Transportation

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR)

DEFENSE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT (DFARS)

(The CFR titles are available for download from http://www.ecfr.gov/. The FAR and DFARS are available for download at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. The U.S. Government Printing Office web site is also available at http://www.gpo.gov/ for access to the documents.)

https://assist.dla.mil/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://www.ecfr.gov/ http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://www.gpo.gov/

JOINT MILITARY

AFMAN 24-204 - Preparing Hazardous Materials

(INTERSERVICE)/ for Military Air Shipments

TM 38-250/

NAVSUP PUB 505/

MCO P4030.19J/

DLAI 4145.3

DLAD 4145.41/ - Packaging of Hazardous Material

AR 700-143/

SECNAVINST 4030.55/

AFJI 24-210 (I)/

MCO 4030.40

TM 38-400/ - Storage and Materials Handling

NAVSUP PUB 572/

AFJMAN 23-210/

MCO 4450.14/

DLAM 4145.12

DTR 4500.9-R - Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR)

DoD REGULATIONS, MANUALS, AND HANDBOOKS

DoD 4100.39-M - Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS)

Procedures Manual

DoD 4140.27-M - Shelf-Life Management Manual

DEFENSE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DLMS)

DLM 4000.25-1 - Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue

Procedures (MILSTRIP)

(Joint military publications, DoD manuals, and DLMS manuals listed are available through the applicable Service/Agency publications distribution office. Non-DoD activities can obtain copies of the publications from the Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DSS-CV, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. DLM 4000.25-1 and

DoD 4140.27-M are available electronically through http://www2.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/elibrary/ manuals/publications.asp. DTR 4500.9-R is available through http://www.transcom.mil/dtr/ dtrHome/.)

http://www2.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/elibrary/manuals/publications.asp http://www2.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso/elibrary/manuals/publications.asp http://www.transcom.mil/dtr/dtrHome/ http://www.transcom.mil/dtr/dtrHome/

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) AND UNIQUE ITEM

IDENTIFIER (UII) DOCUMENTS

DoD Suppliers’ Passive RFID Information Guide

DoD Guide to Uniquely Identifying Items

(Copies of the RFID Information Guide are available at http://www.acq.osd.mil/log/sci/ait.

html. The DoD Guide to Uniquely Identifying Items is available at http://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site/uidtools/.)

OTHER

Medical Marking Standard No. 1

DLA Troop Support Form 3556-Marking Instructions for Boxes, Sacks, and Unit

Loads of Perishable and Semiperishable Subsistence

(Copies of Medical Marking Standard No. 1 (MMS No. 1) may be obtained by contacting DLA

Troop Support via email at dscp.packaging@dla.mil or online at http://www.landandmaritime.

dla.mil/downloads/packaging/mms1.pdf. Copies of DLA Troop Support Form 3556 are available online at https://www.troopsupport.dla.mil/subs/support/specs/forms/3556.pdf or from the Specification POC by calling 215-737-7772.)

2.3 Non-Government publications. The following documents form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.

ASTM INTERNATIONAL

ASTM D882 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin

Plastic Sheeting

ASTM D996 - Standard Terminology of Packaging and Distribution

Environments

ASTM D2582 - Standard Test Method for Puncture-Propagation Tear

Resistance of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting

ASTM D3951 - Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging

ASTM D3953 - Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and

Seals

ASTM D4675 - Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Flat Strapping

Materials

ASTM D5445 - Standard Practice for Pictorial Markings for Handling of Goods http://www.acq.osd.mil/log/sci/ait.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/log/sci/ait.html http://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site/uidtools/ mailto:dscp.packaging@dla.mil http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/downloads/packaging/mms1.pdf http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/downloads/packaging/mms1.pdf https://www.troopsupport.dla.mil/subs/support/specs/forms/3556.pdf

ASTM INTERNATIONAL - Continued

ASTM D5486/ - Standard Specification for Pressure Sensitive Tape for

D5486M Packaging, Box Closure, and Sealing

(Copies are available online at http://www.astm.org/Standard/ or from ASTM International, 100

Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.)

ACCREDITED STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ASC)

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION STANDARDS (ISO)

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMITTEE (IEC)

ANSI ASC X12.3 - Data Element Dictionary

ANSI MH10.8.1 - Linear Bar Code and Two-Dimensional Symbols Used in Shipping, Receiving, and Transport Applications

ANSI MH10.8.2 - Data Identifier and Application Identifier Standard

ANSI MH10.8.6 - Bar Codes and Two-Dimensional (2D) Symbols for

Product Packaging

ISO/IEC 15415 - Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture techniques – Bar code print quality test specification – Two-dimensional symbols

ISO/IEC 15416 - Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture techniques – Bar code print quality test specification – Linear symbols

ISO/IEC 15434 - Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture techniques – Syntax for high-capacity

ADC media

ISO/IEC 15438 - Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture techniques – Bar code symbology specification – PDF417

ISO/IEC 16388 - Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture techniques – Bar code symbology specification – Code 39

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Street, 4 th

Floor, New York, NY 10036, and at http://www.mhi.org/ or from the Material Handling

Industry, 8720 Red Oak Boulevard, Suite 201, Charlotte, NC 28217-3992.)

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INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA)

Dangerous Goods Regulations

(Application for hard copies should be addressed to International Transport Association, 2000

Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2R4.)

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)

Technical Instructions for the Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air

(Application for copies should be addressed to International Regulations Publishing and Distributing Organization, P.O. Box 60105, Chicago, IL 60660.)

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)

International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code

(Application for copies should be addressed to International Maritime Organization, 4

Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, England.)

2.4 Order of precedence. Unless otherwise noted herein or in the contract, in the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained.

3. DEFINITIONS

General packaging definitions may be found in ASTM D996 and other referenced documents.

Hazardous materials definitions are listed in Title 49 CFR, Parts 171 and 173, and in other related publications.

3.1 Abbreviations and acronyms. The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this standard or are commonly associated with marking. Bar code abbreviations will be in accordance with the standards or documents cited for use.

a. Unit of issue (UI) or unit of measure (UM) abbreviations. Table I contains the recommended abbreviations for the human-readable translations of three different code sets used to describe the “quantity or basis for measurement” characteristic for an item. The three code sets (DLMS UI, DLMS UM, or ANSI ASC X12.3 Unit or Basis for Measurement) do not always use the same code for the same measured characteristic; therefore, the code must first be translated to the human-readable term which may then be printed using a Table I abbreviation.

An abbreviation for package marking identified in a contract or purchase order takes precedence over the Table I list. Some of the abbreviations in Table I are for terms in addition to those listed in DoD 4100.39-M, Volume 10, Table 53 (UI) and Table 81 (UM) and in ANSI ASC

X12.3 Data Element 355 (Unit or Basis for Measurement). In this standard, also see the Table

III UI and UM definitions for DLMS conversion guide information.

TABLE I. UI/UM terms and abbreviations.

Terms Abbr Terms Abbr Terms Abbr Ampoule AM

Assembly AY

Bag BG

Bale BE

Ball BA

Bar BR

Barrel BL

Board foot BF

Bolt BO

Book BK

Bottle BT

Box BX

Bundle BD

Bushel BU

Cake CK

Can CN

Carboy CB

Carton CT

Cartridge CA

Case CS

Centimeter CM

Coil CL

Cone CE

Container CO

Cubic centimeter CC

Cubic foot CF

Cubic inch CI

Cubic yard CD

Cylinder CY

Dozen DZ

Drum DR

Each EA

Envelopes EV

Foot FT

Gallon GL

Gross GR

Group GP

Hank HK

Hundred HD

Inch IN

Jar JR

Jug JG

Keg KE

Kilogram KG

Kit KT

Length LG

Liter LI

Meal ME

Meter

Millimeter

MR

MM

Ounce OZ

Outfit OT

Package PG

Packet PZ

Pad PD

Pail PL

Pair PR

Piece PC

Pint PT

Plate PM

Pound LB

Quart QT

Ration RA

Ream RM

Reel RL

Roll RO

Set SE

Sheet SH

Shot SO

Skein SK

Skid SD

Spool SL

Square foot SF

Square yard SY

Stick SX

Strip SP

Thousand MX

Ton TN

Troy ounce TO

Tube TU

Unit UN

Vial VI

Yard YD

b. Other abbreviations and acronyms. See Table II.

TABLE II. Other abbreviations and acronyms.

2D - Two-dimensional

ADC - Automatic Data Capture

ADC - Approved DLMS Change

AFJI - Air Force Joint Instruction

AFMAN - Air Force Manual

AIT - Automatic Identification Technology

AR - Army Regulation

ARS - Agricultural Research Service

ANSI - American National Standards Institute

TABLE II. Other abbreviations and acronyms – Continued.

ASC - Accredited Standards Committee

ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASTM - ASTM International

Bq - Becquerel

C - Celsius

C&T - Clothing and Textiles

CAA - Competent Authority Approval

CAGE - Commercial and Government Entity

Cal - Caliber

CARC - Chemical Agent Resistant Coating

CASKO - Component, Assembly, Set, Kit, or Outfit

CCP - Consolidation and Containerization Point

CDIST - Consignee Distribution Code

CD-ROM - Compact Disk-Read Only Memory

CFR - Code of Federal Regulations

CLIN - Contract Line Item Number

COC - Certificate of Conformance

COE - Certification of Equivalency

COND - Condition Code

CONUS - Continental United States

CPI - Characters per Inch

CU - Cube

DCMA - Defense Contract Management Agency

DD - Department of Defense

DEI - Data Element Identifier

DFARS - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

DI - Data Identifier

DIC - Document Identifier Code

DIST - Distribution Code

DLA - Defense Logistics Agency

DLAI - Defense Logistics Agency Instruction

DLAM - Defense Logistics Agency Manual

DLM - Defense Logistics Manual

DLMS - Defense Logistics Management System

DoD - Department of Defense

DODAAC - Department of Defense Activity Address Code

DODIC - Department of Defense Identification Code

DODISS - Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards

DOT - Department of Transportation

DOT-E - Department of Transportation-Exemption

DOT-SP - Department of Transportation Special Permit

DTR - Defense Transportation Regulation, DTR 4500.9-R

DTS - Defense Transportation System

DVD - Direct Vendor Delivery

E3 - Electromagnetic Effects on the Environment

EDI - Electronic Data Interchange

ESD - Electrostatic Discharge

EXP - Expiration

F - Fahrenheit

FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation

FDA - Food and Drug Administration

FED-STD - Federal Standard

FMS - Foreign Military Sales

FSC - Federal Supply Class

GBL - Government Bill of Lading

GSA - General Services Administration

HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials

HCI - Hardness Critical Item

HERO - Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance

HHG - Household Goods

HMIS - Hazardous Materials Information System

IATA - International Air Transport Association

IAW - In Accordance With

ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization

IEC - International Electrotechnical Committee

IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods

IMO - International Maritime Organization

INSP - Inspection

IRRD - Issue Release/Receipt Document

ISO - International Organization for Standardization

IUID - Item Unique Identification

JHCS - Joint Hazard Classification System kPa - Kilopascal

LTL - Less Than Truckload

MAPAC - Military Assistance Program Address Code

MAPAD - Military Assistance Program Address Directory

MCN - Management Control Number

MCO - Marine Corps Order

MFD - Manufactured

MFR - Manufacturer

MHI - Material Handling Industry

MHz - Megahertz

MIL-DTL - Military Detail Specification

MIL-PRF - Military Performance Specification

MIL-STD - Military Standard Practice

MILSTRIP - Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures

MSL - Military Shipping Label

MWO - Modification Work Order

NA - North American

NALC - Navy Ammunition Logistics Code

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NAVSUP PUB - Navy Supply Systems Command Publication

NEW - Net Explosive Weight

NIIN - National Item Identification Number

NMCS - Not Mission Capable Supply

NOA - Notice of Availability n.o.s. - Not Otherwise Specified

NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NSN - National/NATO Stock Number

OCONUS - Outside Continental United States

OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyl

PDF417 - Portable Data File 417

PIIN - Procurement Instrument Identification Number

PN or P/N - Part Number

P/O - Part Of

POD - Port of Debarkation

POE - Port of Embarkation

PSN - Proper Shipping Name

QSTAG - Quadripartite Standardization Agreement

QTY - Quantity

QUP - Quantity per Unit Pack

RDD - Required Delivery Date

RIC - Routing Identifier Code

RF - Radio Frequency

RFID - Radio Frequency Identification

RORO - Roll On – Roll Off

SEAVAN - Commercial- or Government-owned (or –leased) Shipping Container

SECNAVINST - Secretary of the Navy Instruction

SER NO - Serial Number

SKO - Sets, Kits, and Outfits

SLC - Shelf-life Code

SLEP - Shelf Life Extension Program

STANAG - Standardization Agreement

TAC - Transportation Account Code

TCMD - Transportation Control and Movement Document

TCN - Transportation Control Number

TGBL - Through Government Bill of Lading

TM - Technical Manual (Army)

TP - Transportation Priority

TTN - Transportation Tracking Number

UB - Unaccompanied Baggage

UI - Unit of Issue

UIC - Unit Identification Code

UID - Unique Identification

UII - Unique Item Identifier

UIT - Unique Item Tracking

ULN - Unit Line Number

UM - Unit of Measure

UN - United Nations

UP - Unit Price

UPC - Universal Product Code

USD - United States Dollar

USTRANSCOM - United States Transportation Command

WP - White Phosphorus

WT - Weight

3.2 Term definitions. See Table III.

TABLE III. Term definitions.

463L System. Aircraft pallets, nets, tie down and coupling devices, facilities, handling equipment, procedures, and other components designed to interface with military and civilian aircraft cargo restraint systems. Though designed for airlift, system components may have to move intermodally via surface to support geographic combatant commander objectives. A loaded 463L System pallet is not considered to be a palletized unit load for marking of identification information in accordance with this standard.

Ammo package. For ordnance or materiel treated as ordnance, the term describes a unit load/palletized unit load, an exterior container within a unit load/palletized unit load, or it is an individual shipping container.

Assembled date. See Shelf life.

Assembly. An item of supply, composed of two or more related parts, that is capable of disassembly (for example, carburetor, powerpack, and intermediate frequency circuit amplifier).

Bar code. An array of rectangular bars and spaces in a predetermined pattern representing coded elements of data that can be automatically read and interpreted by automatic bar code reading devices.

Case. It is either an exterior container within a palletized unit load or it is an individual shipping container.

Classified items. See Protected cargo.

Cognizant activity. The activity having responsibility for a contract or jurisdiction over it. At a contractor’s facility, the cognizant activity is the administrative contracting officer or the procuring contracting officer. Contractor personnel do not qualify as the cognizant activity. At

DoD installations, this is the head of the agency, bureau, command, or Service that is responsible for storage and shipment.

TABLE III. Term definitions – Continued.

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. A five-position alpha-numeric code applicable to all activities that have produced or are producing items used by the Federal

Government and to Government activities which control design or are responsible for development of certain specifications, drawings, or standards. This is the US version of the

NATO CAGE code (NCAGE).

Common-user transportation. Transportation and transportation services provided on a common basis for two or more Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, and authorized non-DoD agencies. Common-user assets are under the combatant command (command authority) of the

Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), excluding Service-unique or theater-assigned assets.

Consignee (receiver). Party to whom materiel is shipped and whose name and address appear in the “ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE OR MARK FOR” block of the shipping label.

Consignor (shipper). Party who ships materiel and whose name and address appear in the

“FROM” block of the shipping label.

Consolidated shipment unit. A shipment unit with multiple line items, or a shipment unit containing other shipment units, or a shipment unit with a mix of line items and other shipment units.

Consolidation container. A container used to consolidate more than one line item into a single shipping container to be shipped to one destination, but not necessarily to one addressee.

Content Level Detail. Content level detail includes those data elements that describe the asset or item being shipped plus the data elements necessary to minimally identify each level of a complete shipment entity. The most basic entity is a single box or unpacked item governed by a shipment unit identifier. The data elements are specifically described in DTR 4500.9-R, Defense

Transportation Regulation.

Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). A four to six-digit number used to identify each delivery date and/or destination’s quantity in the contract schedule.

Contract number, or purchase order number, or procurement instrument identification number

(PIIN). The acquisition instrument identification number appearing on the acquisition document.

Some DoD contracts refer to the contract or purchase order number, together with the delivery order number, as the PIIN.

Controlled items. See Protected cargo.

Consolidated shipment unit. See Shipment unit.

Cured date. See Shelf life.

Customer direct. Customer direct (formerly direct vendor delivery (DVD)) is a streamlined distribution method that requires vendor delivery directly to a customer or Defense

Transportation System (DTS) transshipment point. Many customer direct efforts include a customer-transparent interface with military standard requisitioning and issue procedures

(MILSTRIP).

Data area/field title. See Human-readable information.

Defense Transportation System (DTS). That portion of the nation’s transportation infrastructure that supports DoD transportation common-user transportation needs across the range of military operations. It consists of those common-user military and commercial assets, services, and systems organic to, contracted for, or controlled by the DoD.

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DODAAC). A distinct six-position alphanumeric code assigned to identify specific units, activities, or organizations as found in the

Department of Defense Activity Address Directory.

Definitive UI. See Unit of issue (UI).

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive devices. Electrical and electronic devices that are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge (static electricity). These devices include, but are not limited to, integrated circuits and discrete devices (e.g., resistors, transistors, and other semiconductor devices).

Expiration date. See Shelf life.

Exterior container. A container, bundle, or assembly that is sufficient by reason of material, design, and construction to protect unit packs and intermediate containers and their contents during shipment and storage. It can be a unit pack or a container with a combination of unit packs or intermediate containers. An exterior container may or may not be used as a shipping container.

Field titles. See Human-readable information.

Free text. See Human-readable information.

Generic military shipping label (MSL). A term used to identify the MSL used for cargo other than unit move cargo documented in accordance with DTR 4500.9-R Part III or other than personal property cargo documented in accordance with DTR Part IV. Generic MSL use procedures are in DTR Part II.

Government Bill of Lading (GBL). A Government document used to procure transportation and related services from commercial carriers.

Hardness critical item (HCI). Items at any assembly level which are mission critical and could be designed, repaired, manufactured, installed, or maintained for normal operation and yet degrade a system’s survivability in a nuclear environment if hardness were not considered. HCIs will only be replaced with other HCI-approved items.

Hazardous materials. An item of supply consisting of materiel that because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may either cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. This includes all items listed as hazardous in Titles 29, 40, 49 CFR and other applicable modal regulations effective at the time of shipment.

Human-readable information. Information intended to be conveyed to a person. Human-readable information in lieu of machine-readable information is commonly referred to as text.

Human-readable information applications in association with bar code or two-dimensional symbol are identified as:

a. Human-readable interpretation. An exact, literal interpretation of the encoded bar code data presented in a human-readable font.

b. Human translation. Human-readable information provided within proximity of the machine-readable bar codes/symbols representing portions of the encoded information with the respective data field titles not encoded in the bar code/symbols.

c. Free text. Human-readable information other than what is encoded in the machine-readable bar codes/symbols.

d. Data area/field titles. The titles identify areas/fields comprised of information in machine-readable or human-readable form.

Inner packaging. Inner packaging means a packaging for which an outer packaging is required for transport. It does not include the inner receptacle of a composite packaging. (Title 49 CFR)

Inspect/test date. See Shelf life.

Interior container. A container that is inside another container. It may be a unit pack or an intermediate container that is placed inside an exterior container or shipping container.

Intermediate container. A wrap, box, or bundle containing two or more unit packs of identical items. Normally one or more intermediate packages will be bundled to make a shipping container.

Item. A single hardware article or single unit formed by a grouping of subassemblies, components, or constituent parts (as specified in MIL-STD-130).

Item description (nomenclature). The name and description of an item as it appears in the contract, purchase order, requisition, or Issue Release/Receipt Document (DD Form 1348-1A).

Item unique identification (IUID). See Unique identification (UID).

IUID equivalent. See Unique identification (UID).

Light (lite) box. For ammunition and explosive applications, a light (lite) box is a standard box or container, specified by item packaging drawing, containing less than the standard NSN unit pack quantity for the item.

Loose or unpacked item. An identifiable item that is unencumbered by a tie, wrap, or container.

Lot, batch, or identification control number. That series of numbers or letters, or both, that are established to record the production and control of the product.

Manufactured date. See Shelf life.

Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP). A uniform procedure established by the DoD for use within the DoD to govern requisition and issue of materiel within standardized priorities.

Modification work order (MWO). Official publication providing authentic and uniform instructions for the alteration and modification of existing materiel, including joint Service publications published as retrofit orders.

Multipack. An exterior container or palletized unit load packed with assorted line items and marked as a “MULTIPACK” (see 5.1.2.1.b).

National/NATO stock number (NSN). A 13-digit number that is divided into two parts, the

Federal supply class (FSC) number and the national item identification number (NIIN). The

FSC is the first four digits of the NSN that establishes its relationship to other items within the same FSC. The NIIN is the last nine digits of the NSN. The first two digits of the NIIN identify the country assigning the two numbers referred to as the National Codification Bureau codes.

The remaining seven are serially assigned numbers. When shown in the contract/requisition, the

NSN includes any prefixes and suffixes.

Nomenclature. See Item description (nomenclature).

Nondefinitive UI. See Unit of issue (UI).

Ordnance. Explosives, chemicals, pyrotechnics, and similar stores, e.g., bombs, guns and ammunition, flares, smoke, or napalm. Source: JP 3-15

Pack/Package. An instance of packing. For ammunition, explosives, or materiel treated as ordnance, the term describes a unit load/palletized unit load, an exterior container within a unit load/palletized unit load, or it is an individual shipping container.

Packaging. A means of specifying the preservation and packing that a given item requires to ensure that it is not degraded during shipment and storage.

a. Preservation. Application of materials and/or methods designed to protect an item during shipment, handling, indeterminate storage, and distribution to consignees worldwide.

Military methods of preservation are defined in MIL-STD-2073-1. The date of preservation is the date the item was placed in the unit pack.

b. Packing. Application of any exterior protective methods, materials, or devices to assure the integrity of the item. The assembly of items into a unit pack, an intermediate or exterior container, or a palletized unit load.

c. Packed date. See Shelf life.

Packing. See Packaging.

Palletized unit load. A quantity of items, packed or unpacked, arranged on a pallet in a specified manner and secured, strapped, or fastened on the pallet so that the whole palletized load is handled as a single unit. A palletized or skidded load is not considered to be a shipping container. A loaded 463L System pallet is not considered to be a palletized unit load for marking of identification information in accordance with this standard. Also see Unit load.

Parcel post. Any packed materiel placed in United States Postal Service channels.

Passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. An RFID device which modulates and reflects a carrier signal from an interrogator.