MIL-STD-2073.pdf

This is a packaging and marking guide for the Department of Defense (DoD) prepared by the Defense Contract Management Agency in March 2014. The document provides informational guidance on packaging and marking requirements for federal contracts and is not officially adopted by DoD, serving instead as an instructional resource derived from current government packaging documents, pamphlets, and technical manuals.

The guide covers packaging requirement locations within solicitations and contracts (Sections A through J), hazardous materials regulations, military packaging standards, and preservation methods. Key specifications include MIL-STD-2073-1E for military packaging, ASTM D-3951 for commercial packaging, and modal regulations for hazardous materials transport (Title 49 CFR for land, IMO/IMDG for water, ICAO/IATA for commercial air, and AFMAN 24-204_IP for military air). The document details five basic preservation methods (Methods 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50), with Method 10 providing physical protection only and Method 50 providing watervaporproof protection with desiccant. It includes extensive visual examples of packaging methods (Methods 31-52), packaging requirement codes (QUP, ICQ, MOP, CD, PM, WM, CUD, CT, UC, IC, UCL, OPI, PACK, SP MK), container specifications, and marking standards including identification markings, bar code markings, address markings, and special markings (shelf-life, project codes, fragile/delicate handling, hazardous materials, RFID tags, heat-treated wood requirements, and palletization standards per MIL-STD-147).