PGC 02755 BOOTS TEMP WEA USMC SEC CD.pdf

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION

DESCRIPTION:

THE BOOT SHALL BE A TEMPERATE WEATHER, COYOTE 498 COLORED USMC

COMBAT BOOT MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CR-PD 06-31, DATED 6 NOVEMBER

2023.

PAGE 29, PARA 4.8 END ITEM TESTING. DELETE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACE WITH

THE FOLLOWING FOR DLA CONTRACTS ONLY:

" PARA 4.8 END ITEM TESTING. THE FINISHED BOOT SHALL BE TESTED FOR THE

CHARACTERISTICS LISTED IN TABLE XV. THE SAMPLE SIZE FOR ALL TESTS EXCEPT

SATRA WHOLE BOOT FLEX LEAKAGE AND MVTR SHALL BE FIVE (5) BOOTS PER LOT.

FOR THESE TESTS, THE SAMPLE SIZE SHALL BE THREE (3) BOOTS FOR EACH TEST

PER LOT. THE LOT SIZE SHALL BE NO LESS THAT 800 PAIR. IF PASSING TEST RESULTS

ARE ATTAINED FOR THE FIRST THREE LOTS, THEN A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE

WILL BE SUBMITTED AND CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE FOR THE SATRA LEAKAGE,

MVTR AND SHOCK ATTENUATION TESTING FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT LOTS. THE

GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DRAW SAMPLES FROM ANY PRODUCTION

LOT AND PERFORM ANY TESTS DEEMED NECESSARY AT ANY TIME DURING THE

TERM OF THE CONTRACT FOR VERIFICATION OF THE CONTACTOR'S CERTIFICATES

OF COMPLIANCE."

EACH PAIR OF BOOTS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALLY BAR-CODED WITH A PROPER TAG

LOCATED ON THE SECOND SPEED LACE LOOP OF ONE OF THE BOOTS, AND IS

CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND READABLE BY SCANNER. THE PAPER TAG SHALL BE

STANDARD BLEACHED SULFATE HAVING A BASIS WEIGHT OF 100 POUNDS. THE

PAPER USED FOR THE TAGS SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH FINISH TO ACCEPT THERMAL

TRANSFER AND DIRECT PRINTING. THE TAGS SHALL HAVE A 1/8 DIAMETER HOLE

THAT IS REINFORCED TO REDUCE THE ABILITY EASILY PULL OFF THE TAG, SHALL

BE ATTACHED TO EACH ITEM BY A SECURITY LOOP FASTENER, CLEARLY LEGIBLE

AND READABLE BY EITHER BAR CODE OR RFID SCANNER. THE BAR CODING

ELEMENT SHALL BE A 13 DIGIT NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN). THERE SHALL

BE A 12 DIGIT UPC NUMBER ASSIGNED FOR ALL NSNS BY THE CONTRACTING

ACTIVITY. THE BAR CODE TYPE SHALL BE A MEDIUM TO HIGH CODE DENSITY

AND SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT IS COMPLETELY VISIBLE ON THE ITEM WHEN

IT IS FOLDED AND OR PACKAGED AS SPECIFIED AND SO THAT IT CAUSES NO

DAMAGE TO THE ITEM. THE UPC CODE MUST BE PLACED ON ALL SHIPPING

CARTONS ON WHICH THE NSN APPEARS.

AN RFID INLAY SHALL BE ADDED TO THE BARCODE PAPER HANG TAG ATTACHED TO

EACH ITEM. WHERE THE USE OF SELF-ADHESIVE BAR-CODE LABELS ARE

AUTHORIZED, THE RFID INLAY MAY BE ADDED TO THE SELF-ADHESIVE LABEL IN

LIEU OF A PAPER HANG TAG. ALL OTHER CONTRACT BARCODE AND HANG TAG

REQUIREMENTS STILL APPLY.

THE RFID INLAY SHOULD BE PASSIVE GEN2 WITH A FREQUENCY RANGE BETWEEN

860 AND 960 MHZ. THE RFID ANTENNA SHOULD BE AVERY/DENNIS AD222 OR

COMPARABLE WITH ISO/IEC 18000-C EPCGLOBAL C1G2 PROTOCOL AND AN EPC

MEMORY ALLOCATION CONTAINING A 96 BIT EPC NUMBER. THE DATA LINKING THE

EPC NUMBER TO THE NSN AND QUANTITY UNIT PACK MUST BE EXPORTABLE TO

VIM/ASAP. THE BAR CODE OF THE EPC NUMBER MUST BE PRINTED AT THE BOTTOM

OF THE TAG ALONG WITH THE HUMAN READABLE VERSION BELOW THE BAR CODE.

IN ADDITION TO DEFECTS APPLICABLE TO THE PAPER TAG AND BARCODING

ELEMENT, THE RFID TAG SHALL BE EXAMINED FOR THE DEFECTS LISTED BELOW:

RFID INLAY OMITTED

RFID INLAY NOT SECURE

RFID INLAY NOT LAYING FLAT WHEN PACKAGED

RFID INLAY NOT READABLE WITH RFID SCANNER

RFID INLAY OR CONFIGURATION NOT AS SPECIFIED

THE MANUAL DOCUMENT "ITEM-LEVEL PASSIVE RFID TECHNOLOGY

MANUFACTURER'S INFORMATION GUIDE" PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON RFID

IMPLEMENTATION AND IS AVAILABLE FROM THE CONTRACTING OFFICER.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS:

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSURE THAT ALL ITEMS ARE FREE OF CONSUMER TYPE

DEFECTS SUCH AS: VARIATIONS OF MORE THEN ¼ INCH IN HEIGHT OF THE PAIR, NOT

PROPERLY MATED; ANY SPOT, STAIN OR FOREIGN MATTER; NOT SPECIFIED COLOR;

FINISH CHIPPED, STREAKY, CRACKED OR SHOW RUNS ON UPPERS; LINING

WRINKLED OR EXCESSIVE FULLNESS; ANY CUT, TEAR, HOLE, REPAIR, ABRASION;

ANY COMPONENT OR ASSEMBLY MISPLACED, OPERATION OMITTED OR NOT

PROPERLY PERFORMED; ANY OPEN SEAM, LOOSE OR TIGHT STITCH TENSION, ANY

ROW OF STITCHING OMITTED, NEEDLE HOLES OR NEEDLE CHEWS; THREAD ENDS

EXPOSED, ANY PROTRUDING POINT ON MIDSOLE; ANSI LABEL OMITTED, BAR CODE

LABEL/TAG OMITTED OR NOT READABLE BY SCANNER, HUMAN READABLE

INTERPRETATION (HRI) OMITTED OR ILLEGIBLE, NOT VISIBLE ON PACKAGED ITEM

WHICH CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

COMPONENT TESTING (SOURCE SAMPLING). EACH SUCCESSFUL OFFEROR WILL

HAVE THE FIRST THREE LOTS OF COMPONENT MATERIALS (LEATHER AND

OUTSOLES) TESTED AT A QUALIFIED LABORATORY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE

TESTS AS STATED IN THE PURCHASE DESCRIPTION (PD 06-31)) OF THE RESULTANT

CONTRACT. THIS IS TO INCLUDE SHADE TESTING WHICH MUST BE CONDUCTED BY

THE DLA SHADE LABORATORY.ASSUMING THESE LOTS PASS, THE CONTRACTOR(S)

WILL SUBMIT A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR ALL TESTS OF ALL SUBSEQUENT

LOTS. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DRAW SAMPLES FROM ANY LOT

AND PERFORM WHATEVER TESTS DEEMED NECESSARY AT ANY TIME DURING THE

LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT.

SAMPLING FOR VISUAL INSPECTION (FOR DLA CONTRACTS).. EXAMINATION FOR

ABOVE DEFECTS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSPECTION LEVEL II, AQL 2.5

(MAJORS) & AQL 6.5 (MINORS) OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ANSI/ASQC Z1.4.

1993.

PACKAGING, PACKING AND MARKING

PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY:

THE BOOTS SHALL BE UNIT PACKAGED IN A ONE-PIECE STYLE SET UP BOX

(FANCY NOT PLAIN) IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD COMMERCIAL PRACTICES.

TISSUE OR KRAFT PAPER SHALL BE USED TO COMPLETLY SEPARATE THE PAIR. A

COMPANY NAME OR LOGO MAY BE ADDED TO ENHANCE THE BOX APPEARANCE.

PACKING INSTRUCTIONS:

SIX (6) PAIR OF BOOTS, COMPOSED OF ONE SIZE AND WIDTH SHALL BE PACKED

IN A FIBERBOARD SHIPPING CONTAINER CONFORMING TO TYPE CF (VARIETY SW) OR

CF, CLASS DOMESTIC, GRADE 275 OF ASTM D5118/D5118M. CLOSURE SHALL BE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D1974. THE SELECTION OF THE CLOSURE MATERIAL

SHALL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CONTRACTOR. THE BOOT UNIT PACKS WILL

BE PLACED ON END, SUCH THAT THE UNIT PACK LABEL IS CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM

THE TOP OF AN OPENED SHIPPING CONTAINER. EACH SHIPPING CONTAINER SHALL

CONTAIN ONLY ONE NSN AND UPC.

ALL PALLETIZED LOADS SHALL CONTAIN ONLY ONE NSN AND UPC TO THE

MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. PALLETS MAY HAVE EXTERIOR CONTAINERS NOT OF

THE SAME NSN AND UPC, BUT THE PALLET SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED "MIXED"

AND EACH APPLICABLE NSN/UPC SHALL BE LISTED WITH ITS TOTAL QUANTITY.

THE OUTER DIMENSIONS AND STACKING PATTERN OF THE PALLET SHALL BE SUCH

THAT IT FORMS A COMPACT, SQUARED LOAD CENTERED ON THE BASE AND

SQUARED ON ALL CORNERS.

PRES/PACK C/C TO ASTM-D-3951

SIGNIFICANT NOTE - "PALLETIZATION IS REQUIRED FOR THESE SUPPLIES".

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO ALL NON-MANUFACTURED WOOD PACKAGING

MATERIALS:

"ALL WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) ACQUIRED BY DOD MUST MEET

REQUIREMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

(ISPM) 15, "GUIDELINES FOR REGULATING WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS IN

INTERNATIONAL TRADE." DOD SHIPMENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED

STATES MUST MEET ISPM 15 WHENEVER WPM IS USED TO SHIP DOD CARGO, OR

WHEN

WOOD IS BEING ACQUIRED BY DLA FOR FUTURE USE AS PACKAGING MATERIAL.

WPM

IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN

BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAME AND CLEATS. PACKAGING MATERIALS

EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MATERIALS THAT HAVE UNDERGONE A

MANUFACTURING PROCESS, SUCH AS CORRUGATED FIBERBOARD, PLYWOOD,

PARTICLEBOARD, VENEER, AND ORIENTED STRAND BOARD (OSD). ALL WPM SHALL

COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMS:

HEAT TREATMENT (HT) OR KILN DRIED HEAT TREATMENT (KD HT) IN ACCORDANCE

WITH AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARD COMMITTEE, INCORPORATED (ALSC) WOOD

PACKAGING MATERIAL PROGRAM AND WPM ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS (SEE

HTTP://WWW.ALSC.ORG/; OR

ALL WPM SHALL INCLUDE CERTIFICATION/QUALITY MARKINGS IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE ALSC OR NWPCA STANDARDS, AS APPLICABLE. MARKINGS SHALL BE

PLACED IN

AN UNOBSTRUCTED AREA THAT WILL BE READILY VISIBLE TO INSPECTORS. PALLET

MARKINGS SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE STRINGER OR BLOCK ON DIAGONALLY

OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PALLET AND BE CONTRASTING AND CLEARLY VISIBLE.

ALL CONTAINERS SHALL BE MARKED ON A SIDE OTHER THAN THE TOP OR BOTTOM,

CONTRASTING AND CLEARLY VISIBLE. ALL DUNNAGE USED IN CONFIGURING

AND/OR

SECURING THE LOAD SHALL ALSO COMPLY WITH ISPM 15 AND BE MARKED WITH AN

ASLC APPROVED DUNNAGE STAMP. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS

OF

THIS RESTRICTION MAY RESULT IN REFUSAL, DESTRUCTION, OR TREATMENT OF

MATERIALS AT THE POINT OF ENTRY. THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO

RECOUP FROM THE CONTRACTOR ANY REMEDIATION COSTS INCURRED BY THE

GOVERNMENT."

PALLET SHALL BE 4 WAY ENTRY, WINGED TYPE. PALLETIZED LOAD DIMENSIONS

SHALL NOT EXCEED 43 INCHES IN LENGTH, 52 INCHES IN WIDTH, AND 54 INCHES

IN HEIGHT (INCLUDING THE PALLET). REFERENCE PAGE 16 OF MIL-STD-147E, ANY 4-

WAY ENTRY PALLET ILLUSTRATED IS ACCEPTABLE.

THE PALLETIZED LOAD SHALL BE BONDED USING APPROVED COMMERCIAL

BONDING MATERIALS. THE USE OF METAL BANDING, IN SECURING BOXES TO

PALLETS, IS DISCOURAGED. PALLET LOADS SHALL CONTAIN THE SAME NUMBER OF

CARTONS, OF IDENTICAL QUANTITIES, OF ONE NSN, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT

POSSIBLE.

PALLET LOADS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE NSN SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO

LIST ALL THE NSN'S CONTAINED IN THE LOAD. NO CARTON SHALL HAVE MORE THAN

ONE NSN. AT THE END OF A SIZE RUN, NO MORE THAN ONE CARTON PER NSN MAY

BE SHORT OR OVER THE SPECIFIED QUANTITY. SAID CARTON SHALL BE CLEARLY

MARKED "SHORT" OR "OVER".

MIL-HBK-774 IS HEREBY REFERENCED FOR GUIDANCE FOR PALLETIZED LOADS.

IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE ALSO

APPLIES:

TREATEMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS

(WPM) - (JULY 2006)

MARKING:

EACH UNIT PACK AND EXTERIOR CONTAINER SHALL BE MARKED FOLLOWING

http://www.alsc.org/

STANDARD COMMERCIAL PRACTICES. UNIT PACK IDENTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE

THE ITEM NAME, NSN AND UPC WITH BAR CODE, CONTRACT NUMBER, SIZE AND

WIDTH AND AS AN OPTION, THE CONTRACTOR’S NAME AND/OR LOGO. THE INITIALS

‘’UPC” MUST APPEAR UNDER THE UPC BAR CODE. THE EXTERIOR CONTAINERS

SHALL BE MARKED TO IDENTIFY THE NSN WITH BAR CODE, QUANTITY AND UNIT OF

ISSUE, DATE OF PACK, CONTRACT NUMBER, SHIPMENT NUMBER, PALLET GROSS

WEIGHT AND CUBE AND A VISIBLE MARKING WITH THE WORDS ‘’MADE FOR DLA

TROOP SUPPORT”.

DEPOT SHIPMENTS FOR BOOTS SHALL BE MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-

129P, AND INCLUDE RFID IDENTIFICATION.

IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE, THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE ALSO

APPLIES:

52.247-9012 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATEMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS

(WPM) - (JULY 2006)