MIL-STD-2073.pdf

This is a Department of Defense Packaging and Marking Guide for federal contracts, serving as an informational reference rather than an officially adopted DoD standard. The guide outlines packaging requirements found across solicitation sections (A through J) and references locations where packaging specifications appear, including CIDs, military or federal specifications, aperture cards, drawings, special packaging instructions, DLA master solicitations, FAR/DFARS clauses, product specifications, military standard drawings, industry standards (ASTM), and packaging requirement codes.

The guide details five basic military preservation methods: Method 10 (physical protection), Method 20 (preservative coating only), Method 30 (waterproof protection), Method 40 (watervaporproof protection), and Method 50 (watervaporproof protection with desiccant). It provides visual examples and specifications for military packing levels A and B, which establish protection requirements for worldwide shipment and storage conditions. The document includes comprehensive sections on hazardous materials packaging (requiring compliance with Title 49 CFR for land, IMO/IMDG for water, ICAO/IATA for commercial air, and AFMAN 24-204_IP for military air), ASTM D-3951 standards for commercial packaging, and MIL-STD-2073-1E military packaging standards with detailed appendices covering container design, quality assurance, and packaging requirement codes. Additional content covers marking requirements (identification, bar codes, address markings, special markings), inspection provisions, packaging code lookup tools, and references to related military standards including MIL-STD-129 (marking for shipments), MIL-STD-147 (palletization), and MIL-DTL-117 (heat-sealable bags).