MIL-STD-2073.pdf

This is an informational guide published by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) in March 2014 that provides guidance on packaging and marking requirements for Department of Defense contracts and solicitations. The guide is not officially adopted by DoD but serves as an educational resource for contractors and procurement personnel.

The guide covers packaging requirements located across multiple sections of solicitations and contracts (Sections A through J), identifies where packaging specifications may be referenced (including CIDs, military specifications, aperture cards, DLA master solicitations, FAR/DFARS clauses, and military standard drawings), and addresses hazardous materials packaging requirements under Title 49 CFR for land, IMO/IMDG for water, ICAO/IATA for commercial air, and AFMAN 24-204_IP for military air shipments. The document details five basic military preservation methods (Methods 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50) with accompanying packing levels (Level A and Level B) that specify protection requirements for different shipping environments. It provides visual examples and detailed descriptions of packaging methods including waterproof bags, heat-sealed containers, watervaporproof protection, and rigid containers. The guide includes explanations of Packaging Requirement Codes (PRCs) used in MIL-STD-2073-1E, sample worksheets, marking requirements (identification, bar codes, address, and special markings), inspection provisions, and references to key specifications such as MIL-STD-2073-1E (military packaging), MIL-STD-129 (marking), MIL-DTL-117 (heat-sealable bags), ASTM D3951 (commercial packaging), and MIL-STD-147 (palletization).