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FED-STD-123G

June 6, 1997

SUPERSEDING

FED-STD-123F

May 15, 1991

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Federal Standard

Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies) , I

The General Services Administration has authorized the use ‘ of this federal standard by all federal agencies,, ~ “,.1

1. Scope. This document establishes requirements for markin,gynit, intermediate and transport packages, and unit loads. A transport package (i.e., .shipp,iqgor exterior container) is one int,ended,for the transpo,~ation and handling of one or more articles, smaller packages, or bulk material. A,unit load is one or more transport packages held together by means such as a pallet, slip sheet, strapping, or stretch wrap, making them suitable for transport, stacking , and storage as a unit. ,.’.

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2. Referenced Documents. The following documents form a ~art of,~hisdescription to‘,.

the extent specified herein. Unless a specific issue is identified, the iss~e in effect on w the date of invitation for bids or request for proposal shall apply,, AIM BC 1, Uniform Symbology Specification Code 39 ,.

(Application for copies should be addressed to AIM USA, 634 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2802) !. ).

ASTM D 5445, Standard Practice for Pictorial Markings for Ha~dl@g of Goods.

(Application for copies should be addressed to American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, W. Conshohocken, PA 19428) ‘

ANS1/UCC 1, U.P.~. Symbol Specification ~%ual ,,.,., !,,.i. .,,. r ,:’!j(q(’ ~“1’ , , , ~- !~, ANS1/UCC 6, Application Standard~for Shi’p#ing Container Codes,: ”., ‘,-.- ‘,flf ’ ,’, ,, :(1”,“;i~. if.. ,$

(Application for copies should beadd;~ssed to Uniform Code’’ Codicil, Inc., 8163 Old

Yankee Road, Suite J, Dayton, OH 45458) : .! ““$I

Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc. and any data which may improve this document should be sent to General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service, Environmental and Enaineenna Policv Division, Washington, DC 20406

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3. General Requirements. Marking shall be clear, legible, permanent, and in English. t

Marking located oh one side or end panel is preferred, but both side and end panels may be used. Transport packages and unit loads shall not be marked on the top or 7 bottom, but shall be marked so the marking is visible when they are stacked. Material regulated by Federal law or regulation shall be Iharked to comply with that law or regulation. Labels and tags that are securely attached to the item or package may be used. The data element sequence in section 4 Ii!s@refer’redlbut not mandatory.

4. Marking for Shipment to General Services4Mdministration (GSA) Wholesale Distribution Facilities and Customer Sup@y:l~ent@ks.

4.1 Unit and Intermediate P~ckages. Commercial unit packages marked for the retail trade, which shall’ include the Universal Proti&t ‘Code i(UPC) in accordance %ith ANS1/UCC 1; shall requite no~additional mar~in~. Intehnediate pa&ages marked for retail sales, ‘kvt$ich‘shall include either the WC,’ or a skipping’ container code (SCC) in accordance witti ANS1/UCC 6, shall require no adcfitional marking. Packages not so marked for retail sales shall be marked with the following information:

National Stock Number (hISN), in human readable (with or without hyphens) and bar coded fo;m (see Section 7). Packages too small to accommodate a bar code need not be “bar‘Coded.

Item name (nomenclature). ‘4

Specification number (including type and class, as applicable).

Quantity and unit (e.g., 10 EA, 1 DZ, 4 Ll, 1~’KT, etc.).

Contractor’s name and address (street optional), including zip code.

For shelf-life it~ms, the date of manufacture,’ and date of expiration or reinspection (month and year). Optional on intermediate packages.

Lot or batch number, as applicable (optional on intermediate packages).

Special marking as specified in the contractor purchase order.

4.2 Transport Packages.

4.2.1 Transport Packages Not in Unit Lpa$s - shall be marked with the following information in characters at least 9 mm (3/8 inch) high. Where space does not permit this, characters proportionately smaller in size shall be used.

● NSN, in human readable (with or without hyphens) and bar coded form (see Sec. 7).

. Purchase order number (or contract number if there is no purchase order), in human readable and bar coded form (see Section 7). ?

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Item name (nomenclature). :, Specification number (including type and class, as applicable). *

Quantity and unit (total number of units of purchase in the container).

Contractor’s name and address, including zip code.

Gross weight, preceded by ‘WT”, and expressed in kilograms to the nearest 0.5 kg, followed in parenthesis by the weight in pounds to the nearest pound /:=

[e.g., WT 25 kg (55 LB)]. t

Cube, preceded by “CU”, and expressed in cubic meters to the’ nearest 0.001 cubic meter, followed in parenthesis by the cubic feet to the nearest 0.1 cubic foot ~ [e.g., CU 0.034 m (1.2 FT)].

For shelf-life items, the date of manufacture (MFD), and date of expiration (EXP) or reinspection (lNSP)(month and year). 1,,;

Lot or batch number (as applicable).

Special marking as specified in the contractor purchase orde’r (see Section 6).

Consignor (i.e., ship from) name and address (if different than contractor’s). ~/ Consignee (i.e., ship to) name and address. 1/

Pictorial marking for items that require specia~handling (e.g., ‘“li~uiditems, fragile items) shall comply with ASTM D 5445. ~

T u ~/ The consignor’s commercial shipping label may be used on transport packages in’ lieu of marking the consignor and consignee in 9 mm characters.

4.2.2 Transport Packages in Unit Loads - shall be marked as Specified in 4.2.1, with the following exceptions: r

Consignor and consignee information shall not be marked on the transport packages, but shall be marked on placards or on commercial shipping labels on two adjacent sides of the unit load. ,~l;,~~ ,!

Purchase order number (human readable and bar coded)ti~~b+’pla~d on either the transport packages, or on placards or commercial” ship~ng~labels on’two adjacent sides of the unit load. If it is placed only on the packages, it must be easily read and scanned from two sides of the load.

Special marking (see Section 6) maybe applied to placards or commercial shipping labels on two adjacent sides of the load, in lieu of marking the transport packages.

4.2.3 Transport Packages in Unit Loads Moving in Truckload or Shipments - shall be marked as specified in 4.2.1 and 4.2.2, except consignee marking is not required on either packages or unit loads.

Carload that consignor and

5. Marking for Shipment to All Other GSA Addresses, and to Other Civil Agencies. ,*

5.1 Commercial Packages. Unit, interrnedate and transport packages of commercial products, marked for sale in the retail trade (shall ,incltide thelUPC in accordance with ANS1/UCC”1, and may include the s-cc-or %ri~liz?d SCC in accordan~ with ANS1/UCC 6 ), shall require no additional standard marking. The NSN or Special Item Number (SIN), purchase order number, rqq,uisitionnumber and special marking (see 6) shall be marked on the shipping papers, an~(,or pa&ing list, and/or shipping label.

5.2 Non-commqricial Packages. Pao@gw notmarked for retail saIles shall be marked in accordance with Section 4 herein.

6. Special Maming. In,additi,on to the s~apdard,~arking specified herein, special marking may be required by the cpntract or pur~a~e Order. This may include data such as, requisition number (REQN), priority code (Pl?l), project code (PROJ), required delivery date (RDD), and transportation control number (TCN). The required data shall be

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preceded by the abbreviation shown herein.

Bar Coded Natiopal Stock Number (NSN) and Purchase Order Number (PON). Xull+ Shall comply with AIM BC 1.

NSN bar code shall be 15 characters in length, with no embedded spaces or dashes. Right-fill with spaces for NSNS less .tha,n,15 cha~qc~ers long.

PON bar code shall be 15 characters in length, with no embedded space,s or dashes. Right space fill if the PON is less than 15 characters long.

Metric Conversion Factors. The following conversion factors apply.

Pounds X 0.454 = kilograms Cubic feet X 0.028 = cubic meters

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Figure 1 - Transport Package With Marking in the Preferred Orientation

Identification marking

(bar coded data first)~

Special marking last+

11111II 1111II Ill Illtl Ill }111 4321012220987 1111II 11111Ill 111111II IllIll

BDAC876547

TAPE, CLOTH FROM: A-1 DISTRIBUTING CO.

A-A-99887C 22 NUTLY ST.

60 RO BUCKEYE, 0H,76543

GOOD SUPPLIER CO.

711 LUCKY ST. TO: GSA

SOMEPIACE, NY 55555 8400 TATUM RD.

W 25 kg (55 LB) PALMEITO, GA 30268

CU 0.127 m (4.5 FT)

MFD 03/97 INSP 03/99

LOT 2468

RDD 154

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\Consignor/Consignee separated from other markingd

Note: refer to Sections 3 and 4.2 for details and exceptions.

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