PGC 03940 MC Tropical Combat Boot Section C and D.pdf

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION (SECTION C)

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

RQ009: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN

RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY

REQUIREMENTS (IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT

IN THE DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON

THE WEB AT:

HTTP://WWW.DLA.MIL/HQ/ACQUISITION/OFFERS/EPROCUREMENT.ASPX. FOR

SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE

SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE

ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE

APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON

REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.

RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED

SUPPLIES

RQ018: CONTRACTOR RETENTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY

DOCUMENTATION THIS ITEM REQUIRES SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY

DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH DLA DIRECTIVE (DLAD) PROCUREMENT

NOTES C03 CONTRACTOR RETENTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY

DOCUMENTATION. THE FULL TEXT OF C03 CAN BE FOUND IN THE DLAD

PROCUREMENT NOTES ON THE WEB AT:

HTTP://WWW.DLA.MIL/HQ/ACQUISITION/OFFERS/EPROCUREMENT.ASPX.

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION

THE BOOT SHALL BE A TROPICAL COMBAT BOOT MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH

MC-PD-25-005 DATED 20 AUGUST 2025

BAR CODE LABEL/ HANG TAG; EACH PAIR OF BOOTS SHALL BE BAR-CODED WHICH IS

CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND READABLE BY 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 DLA TROOP SUPPORT. THE INITIALS “UPC”

MUST APPEAR BENEATH THE CODE. THE BAR CODE FOR NSN AND UPC TYPE SHALL

BE A MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY AND SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT IS

COMPLETELY VISIBLE ON THE ITEM WHEN IT IS FOLDED AND OR PACKAGED AS

SPECIFIED AND CAUSES NO DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

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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 TESTED AT A QLL

LABORATORY CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE TESTS AS STATED IN MC-PD-25-005

TABLE XI OF THE RESULTANT CONTRACT. 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. EXAMINATION FOR ABOVE DEFECTS SHALL BE

IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSPECTION LEVEL II, AQL 2.5 FOR MAJORS AND LEVEL II AQL

6.5 FOR MINORS OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ANSI/ASQC Z1.4. 1993.

PACKAGING, PACKING AND MARKING (SECTION D)

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".

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 MIL-STD-147, 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-STD-147 (MOST RECENT EDITION), IS HEREBY REFERENCED FOR GUIDANCE FOR

PALLETIZED LOADS.

IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE ALSO

APPLIES:

52.247-9012 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATEMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS

(WPM) - (JULY 2006)

MARKING:

EACH UNIT PACK AND EXTERIOR CONTAINER SHALL BE MARKED FOLLOWING

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-

129 (MOST RECENT EDITION), AND INCLUDE RFID IDENTIFICATION.